Le Sueur v Le Sueur [1968] JJ 889 (16 May 1968)

Le Sueur v Le Sueur [1968] JJ 889 (16 May 1968)

Neither joint owner is inhibited from terminating indivision; the maxim applies to all forms of co-ownership en indivis.

Citation
[1968] JJ 889
Parties
Applicant: Le Sueur; Respondent: Le Sueur
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
16 May 1968
Procedural Posture
Civil / Judgment
Outcome
application granted
Legal Topics
Co Ownership, Termination of Co Ownership, Ownership En Indivis

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Parties

Le Sueur

Applicant

Le Sueur

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether co-owners, holding either in common or jointly, en indivis, are subject to the maxim nul n'est tenu de rester dans l'indivision and whether either joint owner is inhibited from terminating indivision

Ratio Decidendi

Neither joint owner is inhibited from terminating indivision; the maxim applies to all forms of co-ownership en indivis.

Court Disposition

application granted

Orders

  • Co-ownership en indivis terminated