 | 1908 - 848 sider
...clearly and aptly expressed by Lord Chief Justice Holt in Bartlett v. Vinor/Carthew 253, as follows: "Every contract made for or about any matter or thing...and made unlawful by any statute is a void contract, tliough the statute itself does not mention that It shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the... | |
 | 1909 - 1342 sider
...thereby renders void any contract founded on such act. In this state it is the well-settled doctrine that "every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited and made unlawful by statute Is a void contract." Tucker v. West, 29 Ark. 38C ; Lindsey v. Rottaken, 32 Ark. 619; Martin... | |
 | 1909 - 1458 sider
...Sales, Cent. Dig. § 106; Dec. Dig. g 43.*] 4. CONTRACTS (f 105*)— VALIDITY. Every contract mnde for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited and made unlawful by statute is void. [Ed. Note.— For other cases, see Contracts. Cent. Dig. | 477; Dec. Dig. § 105.*]... | |
 | Henry Campbell Black - 1911 - 776 sider
...respect to its consideration, by the statutory illegality, and will not be enforced by the courts." "Every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited and made unlawful by any " Johnston v. City of Louisville. 11 Bush (Ky.) 527. See "Statutes," Dec. Dig. (Key No.) § 185; Cent.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1912 - 1054 sider
...De Begins v. Armistead, 10 Bing. 110, the principle is distinctly stated and is now well established that "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... | |
 | 1913 - 854 sider
...ENG R CAS NS 283 Eager v. Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Express Co "It is a well-settled doctrine that '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... | |
 | 1915 - 1062 sider
...less than one hundred dollars." In Bohn v. Lowery, 77 Miss. 427, 27 South. 605, this rule is approved: "Every contract made for; or about, any matter or...statute, is a void contract, though the statute itself does not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the defaulter, because a penalty... | |
 | William Mark McKinney, Burdett Alberto Rich - 1915 - 1240 sider
...of Lord Holt. The rule, as stated in the early decisions, is that every contract made by or about a matter or thing which is prohibited and made unlawful by any statute, is a void contract, though the statute1 itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender,... | |
 | 1919 - 1018 sider
...Justice Holt said: "Every contract made for or on account of any matter or thing which is prohibited nnd made unlawful by any statute is a void contract, though the statute itself does not mention that it shall be so. but only inflicts a penalty on the offender, because ai penalty... | |
 | 1891 - 580 sider
...of the statnte, should not be enforced at law or equity as violating the spirit of the law j68 for every contract made for or about any matter or thing, which is prohibited by statute, is a void contract, though the statute does not declare that it shall be,M but only inflicts... | |
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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 does not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender, because a penalty... 
