References: [1830] EngR 564, (1830) 10 B & C 731, (1830) 109 ER 622
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Ratio: A. being indebted to B, in order to discharge the debt executed to B a power of attorney, authorising him to sell certain lands belonging to him, A.: Held, that this, being an authority coupled with an interest could not be revoked.
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Bailey and Another v Angove’s Pty Ltd SC (Bailii, [2016] UKSC 47, Bailii Summary, UKSC 2014/0106, SC, SC Summary, SC Summ Vid, [2016] WLR(D) 455, WLRD, [2016] 1 WLR 3179)
The court was asked two questions: ‘The first is: in what circumstances will the law treat the authority of an agent as irrevocable. The other is whether the receipt of money at a time when the recipient knows that imminent insolvency will prevent . .
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