Thornton v Thornton

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1885
CourtCourt of Appeal
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8 cases
  • The Atlantic Star; Atlantic Star (Owners) v Bona Spes (Owners)
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 10 April 1973
    ...of actions. The course of procedure in San Francisco might have been such as to give advantages to the defendants. Both in Thornton v. Thornton 11 P.D. 176 and In re Norton's Settlement [1908] 1 Ch. 471, the test of mere balance of convenience was not accepted. In the latter case a stay of ......
  • MacShannon v Rockware Glass Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 26 January 1978
    ...cases: McHenry v. Lewis, 22 Ch.D. 397; Peruvian Guano Co. v. Bockwoldt, 23 Ch.D. 225; Hyman v. Helm, 24 Ch.D. 531; Thornton v. Thornton, 11 P.D. 176; and Logan v. Bank of Scotland (No. 2) [1906] 1 K.B. 141, 150, 151." 6The positive condition which must be satisfied to justify staying an ac......
  • Muduroglu Ltd v T. C. Ziraat Bankasi
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 3 July 1986
    ...cases: McHenry v. Lewis 22 CH.d. 397; Peruvian Guano Co. v. Rockwoldt [1883] 23 Ch.D. 225; Hyman v. Helm [1883] 24 Ch.D. 531; Thornton v. Thornton 11 P.D. 176; and Logan v. Bank of Scotland (No. 2) [1906] 1 K.B. 141, 150, 151. I do not think that the cases upon service out of the jurisdict......
  • The Atlantic Star; Atlantic Star (Owners) v Bona Spes (Owners)
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 10 April 1973
    ...of actions. The course of procedure in San Francisco might have been such as to give advantages to the defendants. Both in Thornton v. Thornton 11 P.D. 176 and In re Norton's Settlement [1908] 1 Ch. 471, the test of mere balance of convenience was not accepted. In the latter case a stay of ......
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