Fry v Lane
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| Fry v Lane | |
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| Citation | (1888) 40 ChD 312, [1886-90] All ER Rep 1084 |
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| Kay J | |
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| Undue influence | |
Fry v Lane (1888) 40 ChD 312 is an English contract law case relating to exploitation of weakness, allowing escape from a contract.
JB and George Fry worked as a plumber and laundryman, earning £1 a week, and held the reversion of their uncle's estate, subject to the life tenancy of their aunt. They sold it in 1878 to Mr Lane for £170 and £270 respectively. They were advised by an inexperienced solicitor who also acted for Mr Lane. When the aunt died in 1886, the interests were each worth £730, and in 1878 it would have been £475.