Bell v Norman C Ashton Ltd

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1956
Year1956
CourtChancery Division
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  • Crest Nicholson Residential (South) Ltd v McAllister
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 18 November 2002
    ...prohibition stands unqualified. 34. The defendant's construction also appears to be consistent with three earlier decisions. In Bell -v—Norman C Ashton Limited (1956) 7 P & CR 359, the relevant covenant was in these terms: “Except with the written consent of the vendors… no… building… shal......
  • Morrells of Oxford Ltd v Oxford United Football Club Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 July 2000
    ...the enactment of s.79, and the wording of the particular covenant was unusually compelling (as Lord Esher MR noted at p.155). Bell v Norman C Ashton Ltd (1956) 7 P&CR 359 was concerned with whether the trustees of the will of the survivor of two deceased covenantees could approve departures......
  • Churchill v Temple
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 22 October 2010
    ...land unless consented to by the vendor, was to be construed as requiring the consent of the vendor's successors in title. 18 In Bell v. Norman C. Ashton Limited (1956) 7 P. & C.R. 359, which concerned a building scheme in Leeds, the conveyance provided:— "(7) Except with the written consent......
  • Margerison v Bates
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 30 May 2008
    ...have become absolute. 48 Mr Newsom's submissions accord with what was once undoubtedly perceived to be the position. Thus, in Bell –v- Norman C. Ashton Limited (1956) 7 P & CR 359, Harman J held that where the only persons who could consent were the original vendors and they had ceased to b......
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