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Foley v Hill

(1848) 2 HLC 28
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1848
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Money deposited with a bank becomes the bank's property, creating a debtor-creditor relationship under which the bank need only repay an equivalent sum on demand.

Key Principle

The relationship between banker and customer is one of debtor and creditor: money deposited becomes the bank's property, and the bank is obliged only to repay an equivalent sum on demand.

Area of Law

banking

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