Village Cay Marina Ltd v Acland et Al

• Jurisdiction: British Virgin Islands
• Court: Court of Appeal (British Virgin Islands)
• Judge: D Auvergne, J.
• Judgment Date: 01 January 2000
• Neutral Citation: VG 2000 CA 1
• Docket Number: Civil Appeal No. 8 of 1995
• Date: 01 January 2000

High Court

d Auvergne, J.

Civil Appeal No. 8 of 1995

Village Cay Marina Ltd.

and

Acland et al

Inheritance and succession - Sale of inherited property — Petitioner claimed he had not consented to the sale of certain lands of which he was one of the beneficiaries — Article 855 Civil Code — Whether petitioners share should be extracted, surveyed and mutated — Principle of estoppel by acquiescence operated — Motion dismissed.

D Auvergne, J.

1 …Article 855 of the Civil Code clearly indicates that an executor needs the consent of the heirs,...