The King against The Inhabitants of Brampton

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date06 July 1791
Date06 July 1791
CourtCourt of the King's Bench

English Reports Citation: 100 E.R. 1057

IN THE COURT OF KING'S BENCH

The King against The Inhabitants of Brampton

4 M. & S. 210.

the king against the inhabitants of brampton. Wednesday, July 6th, 1791. A settlement may be gained by renting the fogs, or after-grass, of a meadow of the yearly value of 101. [4 M. & S. 210.] The pauper, Thomas Caile, rented certain premises in Brampton in Cumberland, of the yearly value of 91. and, during part of the time, took the fogs, or after-grass, of two fields, the one for 30s. and the other for a guinea, a year; the whole of which together he occupied for more than 40 days. The sessions confirmed the order; by which he was removed from Penrith to Brampton. On a rule to shew cause why the order of sessions should not be quashed, [349] The Court were clearly of opinion that the pauper gained a settlement in Brampton ; and that this could not be distinguished from that of R. v. Stoke (a)3. And they added, that taking land for a particular purpose, such as that of setting potatoes(fi)3, was sufficient to confer a settlement. Order...

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  • Adamthwaite v Synge
    • United Kingdom
    • High Court
    • 15 February 1816
    ...or that it was ever stated at the time to be * Vtde 11 Geo. II c. 19, s 1 ; Co Litt. 47, a ; Rex v. Stoke, 2 T R. 451 ; Rex v, Bamptan, 4 T. R 348 ; Turner v Richardson, 7 East, 335 ; Wheeler v Bramah, 3 Campb. 340. 4 CAMP. 374. WAITHMAN V. MIIES 119 the record of a judgment. To allow this ......
  • The King against The Inhabitants of Iken
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of the King's Bench
    • 15 November 1834
    ...but that word does not exclude the relation of landlord and tenant, any more than the words " use and occupation." In Rex v. Brampton (4 T. R. 348), renting after-grass was held to confer a settlement; and the Court added, that taking land for a particular purpose, such as that of setting p......
  • Booth v M'Manus
    • Ireland
    • Exchequer (Ireland)
    • 8 June 1861
    ...333. Comiskey v. Bourne 6 Ir. Jur., N. S., 109. Hare v. Celey Cro. Eliz. 143. Strickland v. MaxwellENR 2 Cr. & M. 539. Rex v. BramptonENR 4 T. R. 348. Rex v. RingwoodENR 1 M. & S. 381. Rex v. West CramoreENR 2 M. & S. 132. Comiskey v. Bourne 6 Ir. Jur., N. S., 109. In re M'Mahon 2 C. & D., ......
  • The King against The Inhabitants of Bowness
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of the King's Bench
    • 31 May 1815
    ...362. (e) Bex v. Piddletrenthide, 3 T. E. 772. (/) Ibid, and Bex v. Tolpuddle, 4 T. K. 671. (g) Bex v. Stoke, 2 T. R. 451. Bex v. Brampton, 4 T. R. 348. (h) Per Lord Kenyon, Bex v. Tolpuddle. (a)2 See Bex v. Fillongley, 1 T. R. 458. 814 THE KING V. HAYNES 4M.&S.214. the authorities to apply,......

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