Hughes v Metropolitan Railway Co
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
English contract law case
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| gptkbp:area |
contract law
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| gptkbp:citation |
(1877) 2 App Cas 439
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
1877
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
a promise to suspend rights can be binding in equity
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hughes v Metropolitan Railway Co
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Central_London_Property_Trust_Ltd_v_High_Trees_House_Ltd
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| gptkbp:party |
gptkb:Hughes
Metropolitan Railway Co |
| gptkbp:principle |
promissory estoppel
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| gptkbp:reaffirms |
gptkb:High_Trees_case
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| gptkbp:result |
landlord estopped from enforcing strict legal rights during negotiation period
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| gptkbp:subject |
landlord and tenant negotiations
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:High_Trees_case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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