High Court rulings - how can I find out what the original case was?

[Guest]

My friend has a copy of a page of the London Gazette 1883, August 10th.

The article begins "to be sold, persuant to an order of the high court of justice, chancery division made in the matter and action of re Mason, deceased, Lacey v Burrows 1882, M., No 1454 with the approbation of his Lordship....." blah blah

There then follows details of lots to be sold.

We are reading this that there was some sort of dispute about the sale possibly? or ownership of such? Does anyone have any advice on how we can find out about the dispute? We have tried Google but no luck.

The named people lived in or around Leicester as her family hail from this area. Strange that this local court case was in the London press, was this common?

Thanks very much.

Amanda

[Guest]

Forgot to say that my friend has a nightmare of a search in trying to find out a specific family connection between the Mason and Burrows in said case.

Thanks

Amanda

[margaretmarch]

My friend has a copy of a page of the London Gazette 1883, August 10th.

The article begins "to be sold, persuant to an order of the high court of justice, chancery division made in the matter and action of re Mason, deceased, Lacey v Burrows 1882, M., No 1454 with the approbation of his Lordship....." blah blah

There then follows details of lots to be sold.

We are reading this that there was some sort of dispute about the sale possibly? or ownership of such? Does anyone have any advice on how we can find out about the dispute? We have tried Google but no luck.

The named people lived in or around Leicester as her family hail from this area. Strange that this local court case was in the London press, was this common?

Thanks very much.

Amanda

It might have been a bankruptcy that forced the sale and a suit taken out by a creditor.

The National Archives site has lots of law suits so might be worth looking on there.

Margaret

[margaretmarch]

I would have thought the link was Mason and Lacey who sued Burrows.

Margaret

[Olde Crone Holden]

Chancery division suggests it was a disputed Will or marriage settlement rather than a bankruptcy.

Chancery cases can go on for literally centuries so you may need to cast your search quite far back.

OC

[keldon]

This page may help you.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/chancery-cases-after-1875.htm

[dermotdjt]

You need to find someone with access to Lexis Library (www.lexisnexis,co.uk) or Westlaw (http://legalresearch.westlaw.co.uk/), i.e. law student, lawyers solicetors etc. They then could find the case as per Lacey v Burrows 1882, M., No 1454 and should be able to find the full case transcript. Unfortunately my wife no longer has access.

[Guest]

I have passed all this onto my friend, many thanks to all who have helped.

Amanda