Reviewed case brief
Trimble v. Hill
(1879) 5 AC 342
## Summary
- 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.