Bank of Montreal v Stuart | |
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![]() Bank of Montreal building, Montreal, Quebec | |
Court | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council |
Full case name | Bank of Montreal v Jane Jacques Stuart and Another |
Decided | 2 December 1910 |
Citation | [1911] AC 120, [1910] UKPC 53 |
Case history | |
Appealed from | Supreme Court of Canada |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Lord Macnaghten Lord Collins Lord Shaw of Dunfermline Sir Arthur Wilson |
Case opinions | |
Decision by | Lord Macnaghten |
Keywords | |
undue influence |
Bank of Montreal v Stuart is a decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on appeal from the Supreme Court of Canada. It deals with the principle of undue influence in relation to contracts, in the particular context of dealings between spouses. Decided in 1910, the case continues to be cited in the courts in Canada and in England and Wales.