Siân Hodgson examines the dangers of informal farming arrangements between family members in Creasey v Sole ‘The judge found it “wholly unreal” to analyse the arrangement between Michael and his parents as one which conferred upon him a right to exclude them.’ Creasey v Sole [2013] was a dispute between six brothers and sisters about …
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Wills & Trusts Law Reports | July/August 2013 #131The claimants were the executors of the late Constance Jenkins (M), and, by representation, the executors of the late Kenneth Jenkins (F). F died on 21 October 1995 and M died on 15 January 2005. The defendants, F and M’s children, disputed the devolution of their parents’ estates and the court’s direction was sought.
F and M had owned a farmhouse and land extending to some 210 acres on the Isle of Wight as beneficial tenants in common (Ashey). F and M owned other land, in some cases jointly and in others cases individually. One such further holding consisted of 26 acres, known as...
