Lindley LJ said: ‘In dealing with estates in land title is everything, and it can be leisurely investigated; in commercial transactions possession is everything, and there is no time to investigate title; and if we were to extend the doctrine of constructive notice to commercial transactions we should be doing infinite mischief and paralyzing the trade of the country.’
Judges:
Lindley LJ
Citations:
[1895] 2 QB 539
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Criterion Properties Plc v Stratford UK Properties and others CA 18-Dec-2002
The parties came together in a limited partnership to develop property. The appeal was against a refusal to grant summary judgment on a claim that one party had been induced to enter the contract by a fraudulent misrepresentation.
Held: In . .
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Land, Commercial
Updated: 23 June 2022; Ref: scu.194960
