Reviewed case brief
Balfour v. Balfour
[1919] 2 KB 571
[1919] · Court of Appeal (England)
- Court
- Court of Appeal (England)
- Year
- 1919
- Subjects
- Law of Contract I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Domestic agreements between spouses are presumed not to create legally enforceable contracts; the onus is on the party alleging a contract to rebut this presumption.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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