Consideration Flashcards
Stilk v Myrick [1809]
sharing deserters’ pay
Hartley v Ponsonby [1857]
the desertion of 17 out of 36 crew, leaving only four or five able seamen on the unseaworthy ship caught in storm
Currie v Misa [1875]
‘a valuable consideration may consist either in some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken by the other
Shadwell v Shadwell [1860]
uncle promised gift ‘provided the barrister nephew married his fiancée’
Eastwood v Kenyon [1840]
a young girl’s guardian raised a loan to educate her and improve her marriage prospects
Pinnel’s case [1602]
Sir Edward Coke - payment cannot discharge the whole debt but the gift of a horse, hawk, or robe…in satisfaction is good
Foakes v Beer [1884]
Lord Blackburn - a promise to accept less than is owed to you
