Smith, Winston v McGowan, Vernon and Miranda, Marva Consolidated wtih Basu, Kinkar v Vernon McGowan

Succession Law – Adverse possession – Lease Agreement – Property part of estate sold before any representative for the Estate appointed – Doctrine of “Relation Back” – Effect on Conveyance – Whether sale of the property was ratified by the Administratrix – Whether the purported sale benefited the Estate – Agency – Whether tenant who remained on property occupied as agent for the estate or adverse possessor – Damages sought for loss occasioned by alleged intimidatory actions said to cause a party to have lost customers and business