Consideration

Question 1

What is consideration

Answer 1

Essential for valid contract 
Need for exchange price paid for promise
Combe v Combe 
Husband and wife separated 
Promised to pay 100 pound a year
No consideration

Question 2

Pinnels case

Answer 2

Part payment of debt does not discharge full debt

Question 3

Consideration cannot be past

Answer 3

Roscola v Thomas

Said horse was sound and wasn’t

Question 4

Consideration must move from promisee

Answer 4

Twaddle v Atkinson
Father and bridges father
One didn’t pay and died
No consideration

Question 5

Consideration must be sufficient but need not be adequate

Answer 5

Thomas v Thomas
House for 1 pound
Compare to white v bluett
Consideration vague

Question 6

Part payment of debt

Answer 6

Foakes v beer
Holds interest
Part payed not sufficent consideration

Question 7

When is consideration not sufficent

Answer 7

Performance of existing public duty
Collins v Godfrey 
Court
Ward v byham 
Baby