A Selection of Cases Illustrative of the Law of Contract (based on the Collection of G.b. Finch)

acceptance action agent agreed agreement alleged amount answer appears applied assent assumpsit authority bank bill bill of lading binding bound breach broker brought buyer circumstances claim common law condition consideration contract Court of Appeal Court of Equity covenant creditor damages debt declaration deed defendant defendant's delivered delivery discharge EDITOR'S NOTE enforce entered entitled equity Exchequer executed express fact give given ground held horse House of Lords illegal infant intended judgment jury lease letter liable Lord Lord Ellenborough Lord Tenterden memorandum memorandum of association nonsuit offer opinion paid pari delicto parol evidence parties payment performance person plaintiff plea principal promise purchaser question reasonable received recover refused rule sell seller sent shew ship signed sold specific performance Statute of Frauds sued sufficient supra testator tion transaction usurious vendor verdict void warranty words writing