Australia

Petelin v Cullen

(1975) 132 CLR 355

JurisdictionAustralia

Year1975

Statusunclear

Key Principle

Non est factum in banking context; guarantor with limited English could not read guarantee; document signed was fundamentally different from what was believed

Area of Law

banking

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