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... The Southern Reporter - Stranica 2121915Potpun prikaz - O ovoj knjizi
| Horace Binney, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - 1809 - Broj stranica: 676
...laid down by ~ v. Lord Chief Justice Holt in Bartlett v. Pinor, Car*A. 252. in SMITH, these words: " Every contract made for or about any matter or " thing,...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... | |
| United States. Congress. House - Broj stranica: 1530
...enactment is equivalent to a positive prohibition. For we are told by Lord Holt (Carthew, 252) " that every contract made for or about any matter or thing...it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender ; because a penalty implies a prohibition, though there are no prohibiting words in a statute."... | |
| William Selwyn - 1817 - Broj stranica: 728
...Simony.— Simony is the corrupt presentation of a person to an ecclesiastical benefice for money, &c. Every contract made for or about any matter or thing,...made unlawful by any statute*, is a void contract, although the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only infficts a penalty on the... | |
| William Selwyn - 1817 - Broj stranica: 728
...prohibited and 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 offender ; because a penalty implies a prohibition, though there are not any prohibitory words in the... | |
| George Long - 1821 - Broj stranica: 294
...to an absolute avoidance 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...it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender, because a penalty implies a prohibition, though there are no prohibitory words in the statute.... | |
| Mungo Ponton Brown - 1821 - Broj stranica: 656
...Morison and Williie has long been established. It was laid down in express terms by Lord Holt, ' that every contract made for, or about any matter or '...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 - Broj stranica: 680
...shortly those which are 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...it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender ; because a penalty implies a prohibition, though there are 551. See also 2 P. Wms. 170. Doug.... | |
| S. F. T. Wilde, Charles Barton - 1826 - Broj stranica: 660
...Geo. 3. c. 58, inflicting a penalty for selling pernicious drugs (w). For per Holt, Ch. 3. (.r), " every contract made for or about any matter or thing...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 - Broj stranica: 658
...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 - Broj stranica: 732
...manner, by Lord Holt, in Bariktt v. Viner.* In that case, that learned judge expresses himself thus: " Every contract, made for or about any matter or thing,...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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