Leigh v Taylor [1902] UKHL 1 (06 February 1902)

Tapestries affixed for ornamentation by a tenant for life, with only slight attachment and no intention to make them part of the house, remain chattels and do not pass to the remainderman.

Citation: [1902] UKHL 1
Parties: Appellants: Leigh and Others; Respondents: Taylor and Others
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 06 February 1902
Procedural Posture: Appeal / Final Appellate Decision (house of Lords)
Outcome: appeal dismissed with costs
Legal Topics: Fixtures and Chattels, Annexation, Rights of Tenant for Life Vs. Remainderman, Removal of Ornamental Fixtures

Property Law Succession Law Fixtures and Chattels Annexation Rights of Tenant for Life Vs. Remainderman Removal of Ornamental Fixtures

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Parties

Leigh and Others

Appellants

Taylor and Others

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Final Appellate Decision (house of Lords)

Legal Issues

1 Whether tapestries affixed to the walls of a house by a tenant for life become part of the realty and pass to the remainderman or remain chattels removable by the executor.

Ratio Decidendi

Tapestries affixed for ornamentation by a tenant for life, with only slight attachment and no intention to make them part of the house, remain chattels and do not pass to the remainderman.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed with costs

Orders

Appeal dismissed with costs.