Estoppel, Proprietary estoppel

Proprietary estoppel

Thorner v Majors and another

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  • House of Lords
  • 25 March 2009
  • Lord Hoffmann, Lord Scott of Foscote, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe and Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
  • [2009] UKHL 18
  • [2009] PLSCS 104
Proprietary estoppel – Assurance – Respondent working without pay on deceased’s farm on understanding he would inherit – Deceased dying intestate – Whether indirect statements by deceased sufficient assurance to found proprietary estoppel – Whether subject of assurance sufficiently identified
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