The defendant acted in breach of his promise to marry the claimant by marrying another woman.
Held: It was no answer that the claimant had not asked the defendant to fulfil his promise before issuing proceedings.
Citations:
[1847] EngR 158, (1847) 15 M and W 189, (1847) 153 ER 816
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Cited – Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd SC 6-May-2020
The Court was asked whether the landlord of a block of flats is entitled, without breach of covenant, to grant a licence to a lessee to carry out work which, but for the licence, would breach a covenant in the lease of his or her flat, where the . .
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Family, Contract
Updated: 14 October 2022; Ref: scu.300774