The company was held to be entitled as against a director to shares which he had secretly received from a person with whom the company was negotiating.
Judges:
Lord Esher MR and Lindley and Lopes LJJ
Citations:
(1889) 23 QBD 368
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – FHR European Ventures Llp and Others v Cedar Capital Partners Llc SC 16-Jul-2014
Approprietary remedy against Fraudulent Agent
The Court was asked whether a bribe or secret commission received by an agent is held by the agent on trust for his principal, or whether the principal merely has a claim for equitable compensation in a sum equal to the value of the bribe or . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Company, Agency, Equity
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.551505