Bank of Montreal v Stuart

Bank of Montreal v Stuart
Bank of Montreal building, Montreal, Quebec
CourtJudicial Committee of the Privy Council
Full case nameBank of Montreal v Jane Jacques Stuart and Another
Decided2 December 1910
Citation[1911] AC 120, [1910] UKPC 53
Case history
Appealed fromSupreme Court of Canada
Court membership
Judges sittingLord Macnaghten
Lord Collins
Lord Shaw of Dunfermline
Sir Arthur Wilson
Case opinions
Decision byLord 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.