Att. Gen v Williams [1968] JJ 991 (21 November 1968)

Att. Gen v Williams [1968] JJ 991 (21 November 1968)

Breach of a lease condition is not 'appert peril' for the purposes of clameur de haro if the remedy sought is recovery of possession; clameur de haro is limited to stopping visible wrongful acts to conserve property.

Citation
[1968] JJ 991
Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Williams
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
21 November 1968
Procedural Posture
Injunction / Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Clameur De Haro, Injunctions, Breach of Lease, Recovery of Possession
Property Law Civil Procedure Clameur De Haro Injunctions Breach of Lease Recovery of Possession

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

Williams

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Injunction / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether breach of condition of lease constitutes 'appert peril' for purposes of clameur de haro
  2. 2 Whether clameur de haro can be used to recover possession or only to conserve property

Ratio Decidendi

Breach of a lease condition is not 'appert peril' for the purposes of clameur de haro if the remedy sought is recovery of possession; clameur de haro is limited to stopping visible wrongful acts to conserve property.

Court Disposition

application dismissed