Leiba v Thompson

JurisdictionJamaica
Year1994
Date1994
CourtCourt of Appeal (Jamaica)
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4 cases
  • Walker (Orville Fitzroy) and Others (Executors of the will of Newton Eric Walker) v George Lawrence and another
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 3 Noviembre 2006
    ...tenant seeks to alienate his undivided share. It does not apply where he seeks to sell a particular portion of the land. The case of Leiba v. Thompson (1994) 31 J.L.R. 183 is instructive on the point. In that case, the vendor was one of two tenants in common of an undivided interest in land......
  • Stephenson (Robert) v Anderson (Carmelita)
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 12 Junio 2003
    ...and not to the surviving tenant in common. A co-tenant may sell his undivided share without the consent of the other co-tenant — see Leiba v Thompson [1994] 31 JLR 183. 55 It is important to bear in mind first unlike the common law, equity prefers the certainty and equality of a tenancy in ......
  • Hamilton, Eric v Alric Brown
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 1 Octubre 2003
    ...to say a distinct share in a property which has not yet been divided among the co-tenants. (Megarry and Wade). 28 In the case of Leiba v Thompson 31 JLR. 183 it was held that each co-tenant may contract to sell his undivided share without the consent of the co-tenant but where the interest ......
  • Dehring Bunting & Golding Ltd v Sharon Williams & Basil Williams
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 26 Septiembre 2002
    ...Ltd. v. Campbell & others [1984] 2 ALL ER 585. (d) Those principles are in fact applied in our own jurisdiction. Leiba v. Thompson S.C.C.A. 82 of 1992 (now reported at (1994) 31 J.L.R. 183) 12 Application for Interim Injunction 13 The application for the interim injunction is supported by a......

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