Principles of the English Law of Contract and of Agency in Its Relation to Contract |
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acceptance agent agreed agreement arising assignment assignor assumpsit authority Bank benefit bill of exchange binding bound champerty charter-party chose in action common law condition consideration contract under seal court of equity covenant creditor damages debt debtor deed defendant discharge doctrine effect enforced entitled equity estoppel evidence executory express fact forbearance fraud give given ground illegal induced infant intention Iowa judgment land law merchant liability Lord Mass ment Minn misrepresentation mistake N. Y. App negotiable instrument obligation offer offeror paid parol payment person plaintiff principal promise to pay promisor purchase quasi-contract reasonable recover remedy rendered representation right of action rule simple contract Smith specific performance statement statute Statute of Frauds sued supra third party tion tract transaction unless valid Vict void voidable wager warranty
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Page 80 - Every agreement, promise or undertaking is void, unless it or some note or memorandum thereof be in writing, and subscribed by the party to be charged therewith, or by his lawful agent, if such agreement, promise or undertaking; 1. By its terms is not to be performed within one year from the making thereof or the performance of which is not to be completed before the end of a lifetime ; 2.
Page 80 - Every contract for the leasing for a longer period than one year, .or for the sale of any...
Page 447 - BE IT KNOWN THAT as well in their own name as for and in the name and names of all and every other person or persons to whom the same doth, may, or shall appertain, in part or in all...
Page 203 - El. 469, a leading case of estoppel by conduct, it was said " the rule of law is clear that where one by his words or conduct willfully causes another to believe in the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the latter a different state of things as existing at the same time.
Page 80 - ... unless the agreement, upon which such action shall be brought or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Page 80 - ... or any interest in or concerning them; or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof; unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith...
Page 446 - Ship called the whereof is Master for this present Voyage and now riding at Anchor in the and bound for to say being marked and numbered as in the Margin, and are to be delivered...
Page 144 - No action shall be brought whereby to charge any person upon any promise made after full age to pay any debt contracted during infancy, or upon any ratification made after full age of any promise or contract made during infancy, whether there shall or shall not be any new consideration for such promise or ratification after full age.
Page 447 - ... and in case of any loss or misfortune it shall be lawful to the assured, their factors, servants and assigns, to sue, labour, and travel for, in and about the defence, safeguard, and recovery of the said goods and merchandises, and ship, etc., or any part thereof, without prejudice to this insurance ; to the charges whereof we, the assurers, will contribute each one according to the rate and quantity of his sum herein assured (o).
Page 100 - A valuable consideration, in the sense of the law, may consist either in some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss or responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken by the other.