In 2015 John, Mark, Conchetta and Louise were students at Melchester University and had won a prize in the lottery. They used their winnings to buy a house for them all to live in while they completed their studies. The purchase price was 100,000. John contributed 40,000 and the others each paid 20,000. They agreed that the house should belong to them equally and it was registered in the names of them all with a declaration that the survivor could give a receipt for capital money. Later that year John, having failed to submit an assignment on time, had to leave his course and so he sold his interest in the house to Alf, a fellow student. Mark got married at Christmas and made a will leaving all his property to his wife Florrie. They went on honeymoon to the seaside but Mark was drowned by a freak wave. Louise told Conchetta that she could not stand living in the house just with her any more and that she wanted to sell her share. Conchetta was upset by this and a violent quarrel ensued. Louise then went to her solicitor and, acting on his advice, she sent a notice of