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Chase Manhattan Bank NA v Israel-British Bank (London) Ltd

[1981] Ch 105; [1980] 2 WLR 202; [1979] 3 All ER 1025

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court (Chancery Division)

Year1979

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A person who pays money under a mistake of fact retains an equitable proprietary interest in it, and the recipient holds the money on constructive trust, giving the payer a proprietary remedy.

Area of Law

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