Ricket v The Metropolitan Railway Company

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Year1867
Date1867
CourtHouse of Lords (England)
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8 cases
  • Wildtree Hotels Ltd and Others v Harrow London Borough Council
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 22 June 2000
    ...particularly relied upon passages in the judgments of Lord Chelmsford and Lord Cranworth in Ricket v. Metropolitan Railway Co. (1867) L.R.2 H.L. 175. This case, in which the House of Lords by a majority of two to one (Lord Westbury dissenting) deprived the landlord of the "Pickled Egg" in C......
  • Moto Hospitality Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 26 July 2007
    ... ... in a series of cases in the 19 th century, culminating in Metropolitan Board of Works v McCarthy (1874) LR 7 HL 243, and Caledonian Ry Co v ... to many of the 19 th C cases lay in the rapid development of the railway system, which inevitably had an adverse effect on many businesses ed with the road network. In Ricket v Metropolitan Railway Co (1867) LR 2 HL 175, 198–9, Lord Cranworth ... compensation is payable under section 10 of the Act of 1965 if the company or statutory authority acted outside its powers. iv) ... ...
  • Wildtree Hotels Ltd and Others v Harrow London Borough Council
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 11 June 1998
    ...for the occasional firm foothold and cautiously proceed from there." 23 Lord Wilberforce referred to Ricket v Metropolitan Railway Co (1867) LR 2 HL 175, Metropolitan Board of Works v McCarthy (1874) LR 7 HL 243 and Caledonian Railway Co v Walker's Trustees (1882) 7 App Cas 259, Lord Wilber......
  • Colour Quest Ltd v Total Downstream UK Plc [QBD (Comm)]
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court)
    • 20 March 2009
    ...the plaintiff. 64 439 However it was submitted by Total that Wilkes was overruled in Ricket v Directors of the Metropolitan Railway [1867] LR 2 (HL) 175. In Ricket, the plaintiff sued in respect of loss of trade to his public house. In carrying out its powers under the Railway Clauses Act t......
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