Whelpdale v Cookson (1747) 27 ER 856 is an English trusts law case, also relevant for UK company law, on the duty of loyalty owed by a trustee to beneficiaries of the trust.
Facts A trustee purchased land that was owned by the trust.
Judgment Lord Hardwicke gave the judgment of the court. The text in the English Report reads as follows.(1747) 27 ER 856, ie Vol. 27, p.856
See also
Keech v Sandford
Notes