Saunders v Anglia Building Society
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Saunders v Anglia Building Society [1970] UKHL 5 also known as Gallie v Lee is an English contract law case in the United Kingdom.[1] It established that in contract law the burden lies with the plaintiff to demonstrate he has not acted negligently and, that consequently, the plea of non est factum cannot normally be claimed by a person of full capacity.[2]
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Court | House of Lords |
Full case name | Also Gallie v Lee, in the House of Lords |
Citations | [1970] UKHL 5, [1971] AC 1004, [1970] 3 All ER 961 |
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Prior action | [1968] 2 All ER 322 |
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Non est factum |
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