New Guarantee Trust v Birbeck [1980] JLR 117 (23 May 1980)

New Guarantee Trust v Birbeck [1980] JLR 117 (23 May 1980)

Refusal to become tenant after degrèvement destroys the hypothèque judiciaire, but the underlying debts are not null and may be enforced by other remedies.

Citation
[1980] JLR 117
Parties
Creditor: New Guarantee Trust; Debtor: Birbeck
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
23 May 1980
Procedural Posture
Bankruptcy / Appeal
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Degrèvement, Refusal to Become Tenant, Hypothèque Judiciaire, Enforcement of Debts

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Parties

New Guarantee Trust

Creditor

Birbeck

Debtor

Procedural Posture

Bankruptcy / Appeal

  1. 1 Whether a creditor's refusal to become tenant after degrèvement destroys the hypothèque judiciaire and the effect on underlying debts

Ratio Decidendi

Refusal to become tenant after degrèvement destroys the hypothèque judiciaire, but the underlying debts are not null and may be enforced by other remedies.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed