Supreme Court held that a spouse's new mortgage on shared property does not bind the other spouse without their consent.
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe Supreme Court ruled that a spouse cannot be bound by a new mortgage on property acquired after their marriage ends without their explicit consent. The case involved spouses A and B who had previously mortgaged their joint property, but after A acquired sole ownership via a partition agreement, A subsequently mortgaged the same property to secure B's debts. The court determined that the original general security agreements did not extend to A's post-partition actions, thereby protecting the non-mortgaging spouse from liability.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IASection 10 of the Mortgage Act; Section 10 of the Security Act: A spouse is not bound by a mortgage registered on property they acquired after the dissolution of their marriage unless they have given their consent to the security.
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Aviopuolisot A ja B olivat pantanneet yhdessä omistamaansa kiinteistöön kiinnitettyjä haltijavelkakirjoja kolmella yleispanttaussitoumuksella pankille vastuidensa vakuudeksi. Puolisoiden yhteiselämän päätyttyä kiinteistö oli ositussopimuksen perusteella tullut A:n omistukseen. A oli sen jälkeen pantannut uudet kiinteistöön kiinnitetyt haltijavelkakirjat pankille vakuudeksi B:n ja hänen liikeyrityksensä vastuista.
Kysymys siitä, sitoivatko panttaukset A:ta pankin velkoessa B:ltä saataviaan. Kysymys myös yleispanttaussitoumusten sovittelusta.