Magistrates and Town Council of Edinburgh v The Edinburgh Roperie and Sailcloth Co: HL 12 Nov 1878

Held (aff. judgment of First Division) that a vassal who had purchased a part of a feu, and was entered with the superior by virtue of the provisions of the 2d subsection of section 4 of the Conveyancing Act 1874, was entitled under section 15 of that Act to redeem the casualties applicable to his portion of the feu on payment of one year’s rent effeiring to it; and objection by the superior that he must pay the casualties applicable to the whole original feu, repelled.

Judges:

Lord Chancellor (Cairns), Lord Penzance, Lord O’Hagan, and Lord Selborne

Citations:

[1878] UKHL 127, 16 SLR 127

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Land

Updated: 08 October 2022; Ref: scu.646314