The rule that where in a deed there are two contradictory provisions, the earlier provision prevails over the later is ‘an absolutely last resort in construction’.
Judges:
Vinelott J
Citations:
Times 26-Feb-1980, (1980) 40 P and CR 512
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Inglorest Investments Ltd v Robert Campbell and Another CA 2-Apr-2004
The appellants appealed an order that property be part of the estate of the deceased. There had been an agreement to assign the reversion of the lease to the claimant. That was not completed, but he later acquired the freehold reversion. No written . .
Cited – Slater v Simm ChD 27-Apr-2007
The deceased and her partner did not marry but owned three properties together. They could not agree on the interpretation of the documents setting out their interests, and whether they had been varied.
Held: The court set out the various . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Contract
Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.189983
