Where a servant occupies premises of his master, without paying rent, as part remuneration for his services, in order to ascertain whether the servant is a ‘substantial householder ‘ within the 43 Eliz. c. 2, s. 1, so as to be eligible to the office of overseer of the poor, the question is whether the occupation is subservient and necessary to the service; if it is, the occupation is that of the master; if it is not, the occupation is that of a tenant, and the servant is a ‘householder.’
(1865-1866) LR 1 QB 72, [1865] UKLawRpKQB 21
Commonlii
England and Wales
Updated: 30 September 2021; Ref: scu.653036