Mellish LJ said: ‘The law of this country is that a tenant when he takes a farm must look and judge for himself what the state of the farm is. Just as in the case of a purchaser of a business the rule is caveat emptor, so in the case of the lease of property the rule is caveat lessee; he must take the property as he finds it.’
Judges:
Mellish LJ
Citations:
[1873] LR 8 CH 756
Cited by:
Approved – Cheater v Cater CA 1917
The defendant landlord let a farm to a tenant retaining the adjoining premises on which was a shrubbery containing yew trees. The branches of the yew trees overhung the farm and were within the reach of the tenant’s cattle and horses. The tenant’s . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.263271
