Harris v Harris

JurisdictionJamaica
Year1982
Date1982
CourtSupreme Court (Jamaica)

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6 cases
  • Mitchell-Davy (Cecillia) v Riley Adolphus Davy
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 30 March 2007
    ...which includes the land as well as the house. (c) She failed to correctly interpret and apply the ratio decidendi of the case of Harris v. Harris (1982) 19 JLR 319. (3)The Respondent's reason for transferring one-half of the property to the Appellant is incredulous and should not have been ......
  • Officer (Lisa Anette) v Officer (Leslie William)
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 30 November 2006
    ...or gift was examined and explained by Patterson, J.A. in Levy v. Levy S.C.C.A 93/94, delivered May 1, 1998. He adopted the dicta in Harris v. Harris [1982] 19 J.L.R. 319 at 327 as the basis of the presumption. "The presumption of advancement is not based on contribution to the purchase pric......
  • Archer (Donna Marie) v Archer (Henrick Valentine)
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 19 September 2000
    ...Bay before the said account was transferred to the Ocho Rios branch. 32 Application of the law to the facts 33The dicta of Carey J.A in Harris v Harris (1982) 19 JLR is quite instructive on joint property. He stated that where: "...the joint property has been used to purchase property for t......
  • Walker (Maxine) v Hiram Walker
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 19 November 2008
    ...from their conduct. If there is no such available evidence then what are called the presumptions come into play" 55In our Courts in Harris v. Harris 1982 [19] 19 JLR 319 Mr. Justice Carey said at page 323:- "As I understand the law in relation to this matter of this king, two propositions c......
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