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Clementson v Gandy: CA 1836

Lord Langdale MR rejected an attempt to invoke the doctrine of election: ‘But parol evidence is not to be resorted to, except for the purpose of proving facts which make intelligible something in the will which, without the aid of extrinsic evidence, cannot be understood.’

Judges:

Lord Langdale MR

Citations:

(1836) 1 Keen 309

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedFrear v Frear and Another CA 2-Dec-2008
Claim for interest in land
The claimant asserted an interest in the house in his mother’s estate and claimed against the personal representatives. He had lived in the house with his mother. He had previously assisted in the purchase of an earlier family home after being . .
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Equity

Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.278400

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