 | Theophilus Parsons - 1859 - 928 Seiten
...held to be illegal and void. 6 In Bartlett v. Vinor, Carth. 251, the law is thus stated by Holt, CJ : "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... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1860 - 692 Seiten
...ordinance will receive the same construction as the one in the case reported in 5 Sand. SCR, 153. 4. 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... | |
 | 1860 - 658 Seiten
...clearly laid down by Lord Holt, in the early case ofSartlett v. Vinor (a), in the following terms : "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 "... | |
 | William Selwyn - 1861 - 840 Seiten
...Simony.—Simony is the corrupt presentation of a person to an ecclesiastical benefice for money, <fcc. Every contract made for or about any matter or thing,...made unlawful by any statute, is a void contract, although the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - 1863 - 654 Seiten
...of laws, and to declare all contracts in the State, repugnant to it, to be illegal and void. Ibid. 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... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1864 - 580 Seiten
...(14) 2 Hall. 560, Falu vs. Mayberry. WHEELER vs. RUSSELL. In Bartlett vs. Vinor, Holt, CJ, says, " Every contract made for or about any matter or thing,...and made unlawful by any statute, is a void contract ; although the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - 1864 - 626 Seiten
...cases is cited, fully supporting the text. Lord Holt in the case of BartleU v. Vinor, Skin. 322, says: "Every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited or made unlawful by any statute, is a void contract though the statute itself does not mention that... | |
 | Asa Kinne - 1865 - 340 Seiten
...was delivered by HUSTON, J. — As long ago as the time of LORD HALE, it was decided, Carthew, 252, that every contract made for or about any matter or...the statute itself does not mention that it shall be void, and only inflicts a penalty on the offender ; and this has been fully recognized m the case of... | |
 | Iowa. Supreme Court - 1868 - 658 Seiten
...Code of 1851, was absolutely void, and its payment cannot be enforced against the corporation, Aryu. Every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited and made unlawful by statute. Is void ; and a repeal of the prohibitory act does not render valid a contract made while... | |
 | 1888 - 564 Seiten
...this is a prohibition of the act. In Bartlett v. Vinor, Carth. 252; SC, Skinn, 322. Holt, CJ, said : " Every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited or made unlawful by any statute is a void contract, chough the statute does not mentiou that it shall... | |
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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... 
