References: (1895) 64 LJQB 245
Coram: Charles J
Ratio: Where a tenant occupies land adjacent to land demised to him by the landlord, he occupies it as additional to the tenancy, and subject to its terms.
This case is cited by:
- Approved – Smirk v Lyndale Developments Ltd ChD ([1975] Ch 321, [1975] 1 All ER 690)
The court considered the doctrine that a tenant acquiring title to land by adverse possession, did so on behalf of hs landlord.
Held: The cases demonstrated that ‘the law . . has got into something of a tangle’, but the doctrine, at least as . . - Cited – Tower Hamlets v Barrett and Another CA (Bailii, [2005] EWCA Civ 923)
The defendant tenants appealed an order for them to surrender possession of land which they claimed had been acquired by adverse possession. The buildings, including one which shared a party wall with the building owned by the defendants had been . .
(This list may be incomplete)
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Last Update: 17-Jul-18
Ref: 228935
The post Tabor v Godfrey: 1895 appeared first on swarb.co.uk.