Kirkintilloch Kirk-Session v. Kirkintilloch School Board [1911] ScotLR 926 (08 July 1911)

Kirkintilloch Kirk-Session v. Kirkintilloch School Board [1911] ScotLR 926 (08 July 1911)

The school board cannot sell the school buildings without arranging to give the kirk-session an equivalent for their reserved right of partial occupation, as the statutory condition of use must be respected before disposition.

Citation
[1911] ScotLR 926
Parties
Pursuer: Kirkintilloch Kirk-Session; Defender: Kirkintilloch School Board
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
08 July 1911
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Inner House, Second Division, Court of Session
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; interlocutor affirmed
Legal Topics
Transfer of School Property, Reservation of Rights, Statutory Interpretation, Real Burden, Interdict

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Parties

Kirkintilloch Kirk-Session

Pursuer

Kirkintilloch School Board

Defender

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Inner House, Second Division, Court of Session

  1. 1 Whether the school board can sell school buildings transferred under Education (Scotland) Act 1872 without arranging equivalent accommodation for the kirk-session's reserved right of use
  2. 2 Whether the reserved right constitutes a real burden enforceable against singular successors

Ratio Decidendi

The school board cannot sell the school buildings without arranging to give the kirk-session an equivalent for their reserved right of partial occupation, as the statutory condition of use must be respected before disposition.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; interlocutor affirmed

Orders

  • Interdict granted against school board from selling school buildings without arranging equivalent accommodation for kirk-session
  • Expenses awarded to pursuers