 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 - Page 1401851Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery, James William Mylne, Richard Davis Craig - Equity - 1838 - 798 pages
...void contract, though the (a) See Carih. 252. (4) See 1 M. $ S. 596. 86 1837' Ewiso v. OsBALDISTON. the statute itself does not mention that it shall...penalty implies a prohibition, though there are no prohibitory words in the statute." In Langton v. Hughes, Lord Ellenborough says, " What is done in... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1839 - 1084 pages
...of a claim of right. In Barllett v. Vinor, Garth. 252, Lord Holt says that " 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... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas - Law reports, digests, etc - 1839 - 956 pages
...of a claim of right. In Bartlelt v. Vinor, Carth. 252, Lord Molt says that " 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 IK- so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender; because a penalty... | |
 | John William Smith - Law reports, digests, etc - 1841 - 744 pages
..."is very clearly expressed by Holt, CJ, in Bartktt v. Vinor, Carth. 252. ' Every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited and made unlawful by statute, is a void contract, though the statute does not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (1st Circuit), William Wetmore Story - Law reports, digests, etc - 1842 - 668 pages
...thing, which is prohibited, and made unlawful by statute, is a void contract, although the statute does not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts...offender ; because a penalty implies a prohibition, although there are no prohibitory words in the statute. In other words, every statute, imposing a penalty,... | |
 | Archibald John Stephens - Arbitration and award - 1842 - 1072 pages
...and made unlawful by any statute is a void contract, although the sta- prohibited by tute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on contract* althe offender ; because a penalty implies a prohibition, though there are no though the... | |
 | William Selwyn - Nisi prius - 1842 - 814 pages
...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 and made unlawful (16) It is no new thing, but usual, that an interest raised by a subsequent statute, should be under... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery - Equity - 1843 - 986 pages
...Ellenborough, in Langton v. Hughes.(li) In Barflett v. Vinor, Lord Holt says, " every contract made for or about any matter or thing •which is prohibited...made unlawful by any statute, is a void contract, thougb *the statute itself does not mention that it shall be so, but [*86] only inflicts a penalty... | |
 | John Duer - Insurance law - 1845 - 822 pages
...matter or thing which is prohibited or made unlawful by statute, is a void contract, though the statute does not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty upon the offender, because a penalty implies a prohibition, although there are no prohibitory words... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery - Equity - 1846 - 730 pages
...: where Lord Cottenham, C. said : " In Bartlett v. Vinor, Lord Holt says : 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." They added that, if the Court would interfere, still the bill, as... | |
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