Hearings
Ceylon
26 Apr 1950 [1950] AC 493, PC
H E Wijesuriya v Attorney-General For Ceylon
Subject Matter
CONTRACT — Ceylon — Contract — Crown lands — Oral agreement giving right to produce of rubber trees — Whether “permit” a lease or a licence — “Exclusive possession” the decisive test — Non-compliance with statutory provision requiring agreement to be in writing — Validity — Prevention of Frauds Ordinance (R.S., c. 57), ss. 2, 17.