Lost Deeds

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General

In the case of Gardiner v Gardiner (1976) Vol 110 I.L.T.R. 21 Mr Justice Butler, the Land Judge, referred to the decision of Madden J. in In re Gallagher Vol 45 I.L.T.R. 269 and of Kingsmill Moore J. in Nally v Nally & Ors (1953) I.R. 19, and other cases, and stated that it was clear that it is the practice to receive in evidence and to act upon a copy of an original document which is shown to have been lost.

In order to avoid the necessity of bringing merely formal applications before the Court, he...