Reviewed case brief

Trimble v. Hill

(1879) 5 AC 342

## Summary

property-lawTPAmarshallingequityjunior-creditor
Court
Privy Council
Year
1879
Subjects
Property Law
Reviewed
2026-06-30

Rule established

Equity requires the senior creditor with access to multiple funds to first exhaust the fund unavailable to the junior creditor (marshalling)

Facts

    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

        How to use it in an exam

        Editorial source

        Mulla TPA 13th ed.

        Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.