Sir George Jessel MR said: ‘I think it is my duty to construe the rules fairly and in the same way as I should any other contract and I have no right to give the words other than their ordinary meaning, or to construe the rules otherwise than in their ordinary sense.’
References: (1881) 17 Ch D 615
Judges: Sir George Jessel MR
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Speechley and Others v Allott and Others CA (Bailii, [2014] EWCA Civ 230)
The parties disputed the management of a social club. The club owned a bowling green, and bowling members sought to restrain its closure. The appellants now said that the court should not have found at first instance that a meeting had validly . .
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Last Update: 03 August 2020; Ref: scu.551299