Jordaan v Verwey

In Jordaan NO and Another v Verwey, an important case in the South African law of lease, the parties entered into an oral contract which they described as a lease. The alleged lessee was given the right to utilise five orchards, in return for which he was obliged to install and commission a microjetting system in that orchard of the leased premises known as "Girlsland."

When the alleged lessee failed to install and commission the system, the alleged lessor issued summons to compel him to do so.

The court referred to the case of Black v Scheepers, where it was held that rent had to be paid in money or fruits, and that the provision of meals was not rent.

On appeal, it was argued that payment for light and water, which were undertaken as separate obligations, could be counted as rent. The court said that this was incorrect.

The court held that practical considerations are decisive. The essential different between lease agreements and other agreements lies in the rule relating to the nature of the consideration payable.

Jordaan

The Jordaan is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The area is bordered by the Lijnbaansgracht canal to the west, the Prinsengracht to the east, the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south. The former canal Rozengracht (now filled in) is the main traffic artery through the neighbourhood.

Originally a working-class neighbourhood, the Jordaan has become one of the most expensive, upscale locations in the Netherlands. It is home to many art galleries, particularly for modern art, and is also dotted with speciality shops and restaurants. Markets are held regularly at Noordermarkt, the Westerstraat (the Lapjesmarkt textile market) and Lindengracht.

Rembrandt spent the last years of his life in the Jordaan, on the Rozengracht canal. He was buried in the Westerkerk church, at the corner of Rozengracht and Prinsengracht, just beyond the Jordaan. The Anne Frank House, where Anne Frank went into hiding during World War II, is located on the edge of the Jordaan, on the Prinsengracht canal.

Jordaan (disambiguation)

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