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Kyd (Gorrie’s Trustee) v Gorrie: SCS 25 Jun 1890

A father, in the knowledge that he was insolvent, granted a lease of a shop to his son at a yearly rent of pounds 7. It was proved that the fair rent was pounds 12. In terms of the lease the son had expended about pounds 12 in repairs, and it was admitted that he had no claim against his father for repayment of this sum. Held that the lease fell to be reduced under the Act 1621, cap. 18.

Citations:

[1890] SLR 27 – 834, (1890) 17 R 1051

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Cited by:

CitedMacDonald and Another v Carnbroe Estates Ltd SC 4-Dec-2019
‘This appeal concerns the Scots law of gratuitous alienations on insolvency. It raises three principal questions. First, there is a question as to the interpretation of the term ‘adequate consideration’ in section 242(4)(b) of the Insolvency Act . .
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Insolvency

Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.613985

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