 That every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited and made unlawful by any statute is a void contract, though the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender, because a penalty...  Opinions of Attorneys General - Stran 1401851Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Horace Binney, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - 1809 - 676 strani
...Chief Justice Holt in Bartlett v. Pinor, Car*A. 252. in SMITH, these words: " Every contract made for or about any matter or " thing, which is prohibited...statute " is a void contract, though the statute itself doth not mention " that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender; " because A penalty... | |
 | William Selwyn - 1817 - 728 strani
...corrupt presentation of a person to an ecclesiastical benefice for money, &c. Every contract made for or about any matter or thing, which is prohibited...made unlawful by any statute*, is a void contract, although the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the... | |
 | William Selwyn - 1817 - 728 strani
...void contract, although the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only infficts a penalty on the offender ; because a penalty implies a prohibition, though there are not any prohibitory words in the statute. Hence, in the case of simony, although the statute (31 Eliz.... | |
 | George Long - 1821 - 294 strani
...of the contract. It has been laid down by Lord Chief Justice Holt(d), that every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited and...penalty implies a prohibition, though there are no prohibitory words in the statute. And in a late case (e), Sir James Mansfield, Chief Justice of the... | |
 | Mungo Ponton Brown - 1821 - 656 strani
...long been established. It was laid down in express terms by Lord Holt, ' that every contract made for, or about any matter or ' thing which is prohibited and made unlawful by any statute is a 1 void contract, thougli the statute itself doth not mention that it ' shall be so, but only inflicts... | |
 | Samuel Comyn - 1824 - 680 strani
...declared void by statute; and here it may be remarked, as a general rule, that every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited and...a penalty implies a prohibition, though there are 551. See also 2 P. Wms. 170. Doug. 260. (t) Jackto n v. Duchaire, 3 Term Rep. (n) Per Yatet, Just.... | |
 | S. F. T. Wilde, Charles Barton - 1826 - 660 strani
...inflicting a penalty for selling pernicious drugs (w). For per Holt, Ch. 3. (.r), " every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited and...statute, is a void contract, though the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender, because a penalty... | |
 | Charles Barton, Samuel Francis Thomas Wilde - 1826 - 658 strani
...for selling pernicious drugs (w). For per Holt, Ch. J. (.r), " every contract made for or about aoy matter or thing which is prohibited and made unlawful...statute, is a void contract, though the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender, because a penalty... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Richard Bligh - 1829 - 732 strani
...Bariktt v. Viner.* In that case, that learned judge expresses himself thus: " Every contract, made for or about any matter or thing, which is prohibited...statute, is a void contract ; though the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender ; because a penalty... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Bayly Moore - 1831 - 686 strani
...inconsistent. In Barti leit v. Vlnor, Lord Chief Justice Holt said (ft): " Every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited and...statute, is a void contract, though the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender; because a penalty... | |
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