Aleyn v Belchier: 5 Jul 1758

Power of jointuring executed in favour of a wife, but with an agreement that the wife should only receive a part as an annuity for her own benefit, and that the residue should be applied to the payment of the husband’s debts : held, a fraud upon the power and the execution set aside, except so far as related to the annuity, the bill containing a submission to pay it, and only seeking relief against the other objects of the appointment

Citations:

[1758] EngR 208, (1758) 1 Eden 132, (1758) 28 ER 634

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedEclairs Group Ltd and Glengary Overseas Ltd v JKX Oil and Gas Plc SC 2-Dec-2015
Company Director not Trustee but is Fiduciary
The Court was asked about an alleged ‘corporate raid’, an attempt to exploit a minority shareholding in a company to obtain effective management or voting control without paying what other shareholders would regard as a proper price.
Held: The . .
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Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.342509