Balfour v. Balfour
Court of Appeal of England
2 K.B. 571 (1919)
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A husband (defendant) and wife (plaintiff) married in England and moved to Ceylon for the husband's work. The wife stayed behind in England for medical reasons while the husband returned to Ceylon, promising to send her a monthly allowance. The couple later separated permanently; the wife obtained an alimony award and separately sued to enforce the husband's earlier promise of a monthly allowance as a contract.
IssueFree
Whether a spouse may sue to enforce a promise to pay a household living allowance as a legally binding contract.