Cookson Group plc v. Flynn

From 1989 to 1993, the defendants, William B. Flynn and Gail Flynn, who are husband and wife, owned property known as “Daljarrock,” East Road, St. *882George’s Hill, Weyerbridge, Surrey, England. On January 12, 1993, Cookson America Inc. Corporation (Cookson America), an English corporation that is apparently an affiliate of the plaintiff, Cookson Group pic, entered into a lease agreement to rent the property as a residence for Stephen Howard, an employee of the plaintiff, and Stephen’s wife, Holly Howard, for 4,000 pounds per month. The rent was to be paid quarterly to the Flynns’ agent.

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