Grigby v Cox: 1750

The court considered a claim that the husband had exercised undue influence over his wife.
Held: The court rejected any presumption of undue influence, and said that a court of equity ‘will have more jealousy’ over dispositions by a wife to a husband.

Judges:

Lord Hardwicke

Citations:

(1750) 1 Ves Sen 517

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedBarclays Bank Plc v O’Brien and Another HL 21-Oct-1993
The wife joined in a charge on the family home to secure her husband’s business borrowings. The husband was found to have misrepresented to her the effect of the deed, and the bank had been aware that she might be reluctant to sign the deed.
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Family, Undue Influence

Updated: 09 December 2022; Ref: scu.180575