The doctrine of conversion was illustrated in the case of:
Lechmere v. Lady Lechmere (1735) treated money that a husband had covenanted to lay out in land as if it were land, an application of the doctrine of conversion and of the…
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The doctrine of conversion was illustrated in the case of:
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Lechmere v. Lady Lechmere (1735) treated money that a husband had covenanted to lay out in land as if it were land, an application of the doctrine of conversion and of the maxim "Equity looks on that as done which ought to be done". Holroyd v. Marshall and Tailby v. Official Receiver concern assignments of future property, and Maddison v. Alderson concerns part performance.