▁ 3 2 ▁George ▁Street , ▁R idd ings ▁in ▁Derby shire . ▁Dor is ▁Co oke ▁moved ▁in ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁as ▁a ▁ma id ▁for ▁Hed ley , ▁and ▁became ▁Kenneth ’ s ▁partner , ▁and ▁both ▁had ▁assured ▁her ▁she ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁' home ▁for ▁life '. ▁When ▁Kenneth ▁died , ▁he ▁left ▁nothing . ▁Co oke ▁stayed ▁there ▁after ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁had ▁received ▁no ▁payment ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁new ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁wanted ▁to ▁remove ▁her . ▁She ▁did ▁not ▁look ▁for ▁another ▁job , ▁and ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁looking ▁after ▁Kenneth ▁and ▁Clar ice . ▁Co oke ▁claimed ▁propriet ary ▁est opp el , ▁and ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁claim ants ▁did ▁not ▁show ▁for ▁the ▁proceed ings . ▁ ▁Jud gment ▁Lord ▁Den ning ▁MR ▁held ▁that ▁M s ▁Co oke ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁prove ▁reli ance , ▁and ▁would ▁assume ▁she ▁had ▁acted ▁to ▁her ▁det r iment . ▁His ▁decision ▁went ▁as ▁follows . ▁ ▁{{ C quote | The ▁first ▁point ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁proof . ▁Mr . ▁We eks ▁referred ▁us ▁to ▁many ▁cases , ▁such ▁as ▁Reyn ell ▁v . ▁Spr ye ▁( 1 8 5 2 ) ▁ 1 ▁De ▁G . ▁M . ▁& ▁G . ▁ 6 6 0 , ▁ 7 0 8 ; ▁Smith ▁v . ▁Ch ad wick ▁( 1 8 8