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Errington v Errington and Woods

[1951] EWCA Civ 2; [1952] 1 KB 290; [1952] 1 All ER 149
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division), England and Wales
Year1951
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A promise of property in return for an act of performance is a unilateral contract that cannot be revoked once the promisee has embarked on performance; such a contractual licence creates an equitable right to remain that equity will protect.

Area of Law

c

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