(Canada) A bank received property from a trustee knowing it to be trust property, although they knew not that the trustee was acting improperly, nor anything else, and made no enquiries. The bank was ordered to restore the property to the rightful beneficiary: ‘Their Lordships are led to this conclusion by the ordinary rules of justice as between man and man, and the ordinary expectations of mankind in transacting their affairs.’
Judges:
Lord Halsbury LC
Citations:
(1887) 12 App Cas 617
Jurisdiction:
Canada
Cited by:
Cited – R Griggs Group Ltd and others v Evans and others (No 2) ChD 12-May-2004
A logo had been created for the claimants, by an independent sub-contractor. They sought assignment of their legal title, but, knowing of the claimant’s interest the copyright was assigned to a third party out of the jurisdiction. The claimant . .
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Equity, Banking
Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.199516
