When a husband put a house in his wife’s name so as to avoid it being taken by his creditors, the house belonged to the wife. The husband could not be heard to say that it belonged to him because he could not be allowed to take advantage of his own dishonesty.
Citations:
[1918] 1 KB 223
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Tinker v Tinker CA 1970
The husband bought a business in Cornwall and a house for his family. At first he intended to buy the house in his own name, but was advised that if the venture failed, the house could be taken by his creditors as part of his business assets. It was . .
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Family, Trusts
Updated: 14 May 2022; Ref: scu.236574
