Thorner v Majors and others (Record no. 81511)

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Title Thorner v Majors and others
Medium [electronic resource]
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2009
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Summary, etc. [2009] UKHL 18, 25 March 2009. The case relates to proprietary estoppel. David Thorner (D) helped a relative Peter Thorner (P) on his farm. Then from 1990 to P's death in 2005, he worked on the farm without a salary. Peter had written a will designating D as a beneficiary of the farm. Following a disagreement with a pecuniary legatee, P destroyed the will. P died intestate and D succeeded by first instance in asserting a claim to the farm by way of proprietary estoppel. The Court of Appeal overturned that decision. D appealed to the House of Lords. D claimed that P had intended to leave the farm to him. The issues to solve were the character or quality of representation given to D, and whether D must fail if the land was not clearly identified or had undergone some changes. D argued that the decision of the court of Appeal was wrong because the "clear an unequivocal" test applied was not relevant to proprietary estoppel. "Held": The handing over of an insurance policy bonus to D by P "for his death duties" made a transition between hope and expectation. P's oblique remarks on subsequent occasions indicated P's intention to allow D to inherit the farm. P continued with this pattern of conduct till his death. The judge was right to find that D could rely on P's words and acts. D's appeal is allowed.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element THORNER V MAJORS
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Topical term or geographic name entry element WALTON V WALTON
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Topical term or geographic name entry element JONES V WATKINS
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Topical term or geographic name entry element LAYTON V MARTIN
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Topical term or geographic name entry element RE BASHAM DECEASED
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Topical term or geographic name entry element GILLETT V HOLT
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element COBBE V YEOMAN'S ROW MANAGEMENT LTD
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Geographic name England and Wales
Chronological subdivision 1543-
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element PROPERTY-RURAL AND NATURAL ASSETS-ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF RURAL AND NATURAL ASSETS
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/2009/18.html">https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/2009/18.html</a>
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