Nourse LJ explained the nature of a franchise in land: ‘The right which was granted to one Anthony Bourchier by the letters patent of 29 June 1637 was a franchise; an incorporeal hereditament which has been authoritatively defined as a royal privilege or branch of the royal prerogative subsisting in the hands of a subject, by grant from the King: see Chitty: The Prerogatives of the Crown (1820), p. 119.’
Judges:
Nourse LJ
Citations:
[1989] QB 300
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Crown Estate Commissioners v Roberts and Another ChD 13-Jun-2008
The defendant claimed ownership as Lord Marcher of St Davids of historical rights in foreshores in Pembrokeshire. The claimants sought removal of his cautions against first registration.
Held: Lewison J explored the history of manorial . .
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Land
Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.269743
