R v Jackson
1891 · [1891] 1 QB 671
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- Facts
- A husband seized his wife outside a church and kept her in his house to force her to live with him.
- Issue
- Did the husband have a right to detain his wife?
- Held
- No. The Court of Appeal granted and freed her.
- Principle
- A husband has no right to imprison his wife.
- Why it matters
- Shows personal liberty protected against private as well as public detention.
Words and Latin in this note
- Habeas corpus
- An order requiring a person who holds someone in custody to bring them before the court, so the court can decide whether the detention is lawful. Open the note.
Also on Lanbuk
- R v Jackson in Lanbuk on the Law of the Family
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