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Eden v Ridsdale Railway Lamp and Lighting Co Ltd: CA 1889

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:

CitedFHR 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

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