 | Straits Settlements. Supreme Court - 1885 - 886 páginas
...matter of law intended to be argued is, that part payment or an ex" press promise as herein alleged, can give no original right of action, if the "obligation on which it is founded, [in this case the illegal promissory note " and promise,} coidd never have been of itself enforced."... | |
 | 1903 - 1168 páginas
...as It should seem, can only revive a precedent good consideration, which might have been enforced at law through the medium of an Implied promise, had...not barred by any legal maxim or statute provision." In the case of Beaumont v. Reeve, 8 QB 483, the rule Is thus stated, and it is quoted by Mr. Chitty... | |
 | 1886 - 944 páginas
...should seem, can only revive a precedent good consideration which might have been enforced at l«w through the medium of an implied promise, had it not...not barred by any legal maxim or statute provision." The doctrine of this note is approved in Smith v. Ware, 13 Johns. 257; Mills v. Wyman, 3 Pick. 207;... | |
 | 1886 - 832 páginas
...therefore, aa it should, can only revive a precedent good consideration which might have been enforced at law through the medium of an implied promise, had it not been Buspended by some positive rule of law, but can givo no oriyinsft right of action if the obligation... | |
 | Henry Anselm De Colyar - 1887 - 394 páginas
...an express promise can only revive a precedent good consideration, which might have been enforeed at law through the medium of an implied promise, had...obligation on which it is founded never could have been enforeed at law, though not barred by any legal maxim or statute provision" (z). Thus the contracts... | |
 | 1903 - 1258 páginas
...an express promise can only revive a precedent good consideration which might have been enforced at law through the medium of an implied promise, had...some positive rule of law; but can give no original cause of action, If the obligation on which It is founded never could have been enforced at law, though... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1853 - 796 páginas
...•;'.•'; ...... :'•:,:.• .;.•••'/••'-•••. Hargrove and another tt. Freeman. suspended by some positive rule of law, but can give...right of action, if the obligation on which it is fqunded, never could have been enforced at Law, he is clearly contradicted by this case in 5 Tawiton.... | |
 | Thomas Brett - 1891 - 660 páginas
...an express promise can only revive a precedent good consideration which might have been enforced at law through the medium of an implied promise, had...it not been suspended by some positive rule of law, bnt can give no original cause of action, if the obligation on which it is founded never could have... | |
 | Joseph James Darlington - 1891 - 490 páginas
...obligation, is sufficient for this purpose.7 This, however, appears to be a mistake. An express promise can give no original right of action, if the obligation on which it is founded could never itself have been enforced.s But in some cases a valuable consideration, which might have... | |
 | Samuel Maxwell - 1892 - 932 páginas
...an express promise can only revive a precedent good consideration, which might have been enforced at law through the medium of an implied promise, had...some positive rule of law, but can give no original cause of action, if the obligation on which it is founded could not have been so enforced.8 Consideration;... | |
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P. 249] , and the conclusion there arrived at seems to be correct in general, "that an express promise can only revive a precedent good consideration, which might have been enforced at law through the medium of an implied promise, had it not been suspended... 
