 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1827 - 932 pages
...course. In Peter v. Compton, the question came before the twelve Judges, and the majority of them held, that where the agreement is to be performed upon a...for the contingency might happen within the year. And although Lord Holt differed, yet it would be most invidious if his single opinion should outweigh... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, James Manning, Archer Ryland - Law reports, digests, etc - 1831 - 816 pages
...Skinner, 353; Smith v.Westall, 1 Ld. Raym.SlO: Selw. NP 839, 7th edit. ; Chiuy's Statutes, 372, n. (6) " Where the agreement is to be performed upon a contingency,...performed after the year, there a note in writing is not necessarv, for the contingency might happen within the year; but where it upEASTER TERM, X GEO. IV.... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Bayly Moore - Law reports, digests, etc - 1831 - 686 pages
...necessary, for the contingency might happen within the year; but where it appears, by the whole tenor of the agreement, that it is to be performed after the year, then a note is necessary, otherwise not. In Fenton v. Emblers, Mr. Justice Denison, who was a most... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1838 - 700 pages
...at his election, perform the agreement after the year; it is only when it appears by the whole U>nor of the agreement, that it is to be performed after the year, ihat a note in writing is necessary. Plimpton v. Cur/is, 15 Wend. 33G. V. Contracts fur »ale of gondt.... | |
 | John William Smith - Law reports, digests, etc - 1841 - 744 pages
...the 'contingent might happen within the thedeeignoftln year; but where it appears by the whole tenour of the agreement that it is to be performed after the year, there memory of wi . . nesses beyond a note is necessary; otherwise not. one year." THIS case, as well as... | |
 | John William Smith - Contracts - 1847 - 438 pages
...necessary, for the con" tingency might happen after the year ; but " where it appears by the whole tenour of the " agreement that it is to be performed after the " year, there a note in writing is necessary, " otherwise not." There was a difference of opinion among the Judges in this case, and it... | |
 | Charles Greenstreet Addison - Contracts - 1847 - 988 pages
...contingent and uncertain event miff/it happen within the year ; but where it appears, by the whole tenor of the agreement, that it is to be performed after the year, there a note is necessary, otherwise not." (f) Contracts executed within the year. — Neither does the statute... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas - Law reports, digests, etc - 1847 - 612 pages
...necessary, for, the contingency might happen within the year; but, where it appears from the whole tenor of the agreement that it is to be performed after the year, then a note in writing is necessary." In Boydell v. Drummond, 11 East, 142, it was held, that, if it... | |
 | John William Smith - Contracts - 1853 - 488 pages
...necessary, for the contingency might happen within1 the year ; but where it appears by the whole tenor of the agreement that it is to be performed after the year, there a note in writing is necessary, otherwise not." There was a difference of opinion among the judges in this case, and it... | |
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... might happen within the year; but where it appears by the whole tenor of the agreement that it is to be performed after the year, there a note is necessary. 
