Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students, of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own.
From Frederick Pollock
The oldest theory of contract is I think negative.
Have you ever found any logical reason why mutual promises are sufficient consideration for one another (like the two lean horses of a Calcutta hack who can only just stand together)? I have not.
It cannot be assumed that equity was following common law whenever they agreed, any more than the converse.
It is strange how little harm bad codes do.
Consider the Essay as a political pamphlet on the Revolution side, and the fact that it was the Whig gospel for a century, and you will see its working merit.
The practice of the law is a perfectly distinct art.
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