Pettitt v Pettitt
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| Pettitt v Pettitt | |
|---|---|
| Citation | [1970] AC 777 |
| Transcript | judgment |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Lord Reid, Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest, Lord Hodson, Lord Upjohn, Lord Diplock |
Pettitt v Pettitt [1970] AC 777 is a leading English trusts law case, concerning the presumption of advancement and a spouse's equitable interest in the matrimonial home.
The wife had used her own money to buy a house during the marriage, meaning the title to the house had been in the wife's name,[1] and both she and her husband resided in it until the wife left the husband. The husband claimed that he had carried out a considerable number of improvements to the house and garden. These improvements consisted of internal decoration work, building a wardrobe, laying a lawn and constructing an ornamental wall and a side wall in the garden. By virtue of these efforts the husband sought a beneficial interest in the proceeds of sale of the property.