The parties had married, but bought a house when engaged. She had paid one-sixth of the acquisition cost in cash, and he raised the balance by a mortgage in his name.
Held: It was wrong to treat a mortgage contribution as equivalent to a cash contribution.
Judges:
Lord Denning MR and Diplock LJ
Citations:
[1968] 1 WLR 180
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Stack v Dowden HL 25-Apr-2007
The parties had cohabited for a long time, in a home bought by Ms Dowden. After the breakdown of the relationship, Mr Stack claimed an equal interest in the second family home, which they had bought in joint names. The House was asked whether, when . .
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Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.251500
