In the situation where the son promised to divide the estate but later refused, equity would compel him…
Equity compelled the son because it would be against conscience for him to retain a benefit obtained by his promise, a principle applied in Stickland v. Aldridge (1804) and…
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In the situation where the son promised to divide the estate but later refused, equity would compel him because:
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Equity compelled the son because it would be against conscience for him to retain a benefit obtained by his promise, a principle applied in Stickland v. Aldridge (1804) and in the doctrine of secret trusts. No statute required equal division, and the father had made no will at all, which is why the promise mattered; equity acts "in personam" on the son's conscience.