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A fine articulation of the ancient legal principle, “[[Anus matronae parvae malas leges faciunt]]”<ref>“[[Little old ladies make bad law]].”</ref>, {{casenote1|Re Brown’s Estate}} sprang  in 1896 from the brow of no lesser a light than Lord Justice Chitty, nephew of the Chitty brothers who, literally, wrote the [[Chitty on Contracts|book]] on {{t|contract}}s.  
{{a|contract|}}A fine articulation of the ancient legal principle, “[[Anus matronae parvae malas leges faciunt]]”<ref>“[[Little old ladies make bad law]].”</ref>, {{casenote1|Re Brown’s Estate}} sprang  in 1896 from the brow of no lesser a light than Lord Justice Chitty, nephew of the Chitty brothers who, literally, wrote the [[Chitty on Contracts|book]] on {{t|contract}}s.  


Anyway, enough of the historical context. This case is authority for the ancient principle that ''a [[loan]] of money on demand creates an immediate debt''.
Anyway, enough of the historical context. This case is authority for the ancient principle that ''a [[loan]] of money on demand creates an immediate debt''.
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*[[Limitation Act 1980]], Section 6(2)
*[[Limitation Act 1980]], Section 6(2)
*[[Anus matronae parvae malas leges faciunt]]
*[[Anus matronae parvae malas leges faciunt]]
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