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. Harvard Law Review - Page 5341914Full view - About this book
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1891 - 1156 pages
...is without foundation in the law. The exchequer chamber in 1875 defined "consideration" as follows: "A valuable consideration, in the sense of the law,...some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken... | |
| Frederick Pollock - Contracts - 1885 - 844 pages
...Consideration was given by Cunsiderathe Exchequer Chamber in 1875 : "A valuable considera- tion>whattion, 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... | |
| Law - 1885 - 670 pages
...gab im Jahr 1875 die Exohequer Chamber in folgender Fassung: „A valuable consideration in the sens 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... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1908 - 1160 pages
...defendant [promisor], or some detriment to the plaintiff [promisee]." Stated with greater elaboration, "a valuable consideration, in the sense of the law,...some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 1134 pages
...provided it be not utterly worthless in fact and in law." See, also, Barnum v. Barnum, 8 Conn. 469. "A valuable consideration, in the sense of the law,...some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken... | |
| Joel Prentiss Bishop - Contracts - 1887 - 824 pages
...Blackburn, J. in Edgeware Highway Board v. Harrow Dist. Gas Co. Law Rep. 10 QB 92, 95. Lash, J — "A valuable consideration, in the sense of the law,...some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility, given, suffered, or undertaken... | |
| Henry William May - Bills of sale - 1887 - 760 pages
...the law may consist either in some right, in- sidcration. terest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or...responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken by the other. Under both statutes, of course, such a consideration Consideraas " 5s. and other valuable considerations"... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1918 - 1258 pages
...consideration may consist of some right, Interest, profit or benefit accruing to one party, or somte forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken by the other.' 3 Am. & 'Ens;. Cyclopedia of Law, S31; Currie v. Misa, LR 10 Ex. 1G2 ; Chitty on Coiit. (9th Am. Ed.)... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 952 pages
...promises of these parties. Bishop, Cont. Enl. ed. §§ 76, 77, 78, and authorities there cited. 2. A valuable consideration in the sense of the law,...responsibility given, suffered or undertaken by the other. Am. and Eng. Encyclop. Law, 831. Hence, it was a good consideration to the plaintiff for his assent,... | |
| Frederick Pollock - Contracts - 1889 - 816 pages
...Conaidera- f HE followine: description of Consideration was riven by the Exchequer Chamber in 1875 : "A valuable consideration, in the sense of the law,...some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility, given, suffered, or undertaken... | |
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