The WLR Daily case summaries
[2019] WLR(D) 110
Court of Appeal
Rittson-Thomas and others v Oxfordshire County Council
[2019] EWCA Civ 200
2019 Feb 7; 21
Patten, Hamblen, Nicola Davies LJJ
Trusts— Resulting trusts— School site— Conveyance of land for use as school or otherwise for educational purposes— School moved to adjacent site and vacant original site subsequently sold to property developer— Whether vacant site used for educational purposes prior to sale— Whether land reverting to claimants as grantor's successors in title— Whether claimants entitled to receive proceeds of sale—
School Sites Act 1841 (4 & 5 Vict c 38), s 2
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Reverter of Sites Act 1987 (c 15), s 1