‘It would be a very odd in the law of any country, if A could take by any form of conveyance, a greater or better right than he had who conveys it to him; it would be contrary to all principle. But it does not rest merely on the general principle; if you look into all the books upon estoppel, you find it laid down, that parties and privies are not estopped, and he who takes an estate under a deed, is privy in estate, and therefore never can be in a better situation than he from whom he takes it.’
Judges:
Mansfield CJ
Citations:
[1810] 2 Taunt 278
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Land, Estoppel
Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.183682
