Doe On The Several Demises Of George Wyndham, Earl Of Egremont, And Neil Benjamin Edmonstone v William Burrough, Senior, And William Burrough, Junior: 1844

Power, under a will, to tenant for life to grant leases, so that in every such lease there be contained the usual and reasonable covenants, and ‘a condition of re-entry for non-paymerit of the rent or rents thereby respectively to be reserved, in case the rent or rents be behind or unpaid by the space of twenty-one days, and for non-performance of the covenants : therein to be contained.’ Lease, with a covenant to repair, and proviso for re-entry if the tenant should suffer the premises to be out of repair, and should not repair the same ‘ within the six calendar months next after notice.’ Held, void, as a bad executor of the power.

Citations:

[1844] EngR 16, (1844) 6 QB 229, (1844) 115 ER 89

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England and Wales

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Updated: 22 November 2022; Ref: scu.304608