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| Morley v Morley | |
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| Court | Court of Chancery |
| Citation | (1678) 22 ER 817 |
| Keywords | |
| Trusts, theft, duty of care | |
Morley v Morley (1678) 22 ER 817 is an English trusts law case, concerning the duty of care owed by a trustee.
A trust fund was the victim of a robbery, and £40 of gold was taken.
Lord Nottingham LC held that a trustee could not be liable if £40 of the trust fund's gold was robbed, so long as he otherwise performed his duties.
Fiduciary care sources | |
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The Charitable Corporation v Sutton (1742) 26 ER 642 | |
Speight v Gaunt [1883] UKHL 1 | |
Learoyd v Whiteley [1887] UKHL 1 | |
Re Chapman [1896] 2 Ch 763 | |
In re Lucking's Will Trusts [1968] 1 WLR 866 | |
Bartlett v Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd [1980] 1 Ch 515 | |
see Fiduciary duty and English trusts law |
