 | William Roberts - 1807 - 522 էջ
...fulfil his engagements. It is equally true, that the law of this country supplies no means, nor affords any remedy, to compel the performance of an agreement...sufficient consideration ; such agreement is nudum factum ex quo non oritur actio ; and whatsoever may be the sense of this maxim in the civil law, it... | |
 | Edward Lawes - 1810 - 890 էջ
...The law of this country affords no remedy to compel the performance of any parol agreement or promise made without sufficient consideration, such agreement...whatever may be the sense of this maxim in the civil law, this is the only construction of it recognized by our law. Nor does the circumstance of the promise... | |
 | Edward Lawes, Joseph Story - 1811 - 668 էջ
...promise made without sufficient consideration, such agreement is nudum pact urn ex </»» non orilur actio ; and whatever may be the sense of this maxim in the civil law, this is the only construction of it recogni/?d fay our lawb. (1 ) Nor does the circumstance of the... | |
 | Samuel Comyn - 1824 - 680 էջ
...fulfil his engagements. It is equally true, that the law of this country supplies no means, nor affords any remedy to compel the performance of an agreement...agreement is nudum pactum ex quo non oritur actio ; and whatsoever may be the sense of this maxim in the civil law, it is in the lastmentioned sense only that... | |
 | Herbert Broom - 1845 - 544 էջ
...must be proved. " The law of this country," it has been observed (/), "supplies no means nor affords any remedy to compel the performance of an agreement...without sufficient consideration. Such agreement is niulum pactum ex quo non oritur actio ; and, whatsoever may be the sense of this maxim in the civil... | |
 | Florida. Supreme Court - 1887 - 562 էջ
...there is no consideration, it is nudum pactum; for the law of the land supplies no means, nor affords any remedy to compel the performance of an agreement made without sufficient consideration. 7 Term Reports, 350. — v 17 Johnson's Reports, 304. Promissory notes and bills of exchange, it is... | |
 | Herbert Broom - 1852 - 616 էջ
...must be proved. " The law of this country," it has been observed,6 " supplies no means nor affords any remedy to compel the performance of an agreement...agreement is nudum pactum ex quo non oritur actio ; and, whatsoever may be the sense 1 1 Pothier, Oblig. 52. 2 See per Lord Tenterden, CJ, delivering judgment... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1864 - 496 էջ
...fulfil his engagements. It is equally true, that the law of this country supplies no means, nor affords any remedy, to compel the performance of an agreement made without sufficient consideration ; such an agreement is nudum pactum, ex quo non oritur actio." Here the position taken is in the most general... | |
 | John William Smith - 1868 - 594 էջ
...that the law of this country supplies no means nor affords any remedy to compel the performance of any agreement made without sufficient consideration. Such...sense of this maxim in the civil law, it is in the last-mentioned sense only that it is to be understood in our law. The declaration states that the defendant,... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - 1870 - 556 էջ
...fulfil his engagements. It is equally true that the law of this country supplies no means, nor affords any remedy, to compel the performance of an agreement...consideration ; such agreement is nudum pactum ex quo non oriter actio; and, whatsoever may be the sense of this maxim in the civil law, it is in the last-mentioned... | |
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It is undoubtedly true that every man is by the law of nature bound to fulfil his engagements. It is equally true that the law of this country supplies no means, nor affords any remedy, to compel the performance of an agreement made without sufficient... 
