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- Extent
- vii, 237, 166 pages
- Note
- Reprint of the 1914 editions published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, which were issued as v. 4, no. 7-8, of Oxford studies in social and legal history
- Contents
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- Introduction: The purpose of this essay -- Part I. Contract in the common law -- Chapter I. Introductory -- Chapter II. The common law actions -- Section I. Account -- Origin and nature of account -- Limitations on the action ; it succumbs to competition with chancery -- Section II. Covenant and the contract under seal -- I. Action of covenant -- Origin and development -- Limitations on the action -- (1) Required a sealed writing to support it -- (2) Lay only for recovery of damages -- Disadvantages of convenant -- II. Contract under seal -- Effect of attaching a seal -- Strict interpretation of written instrument -- Defences against a deed -- Section III. Debt and detinue -- Intimate relation between the two actions -- Debt represents an archaic conception -- Debet et detinet : the distinction -- Detinue -- I. Nature of detinue -- Was it founded on contract or on tort? -- II. Limitations on the use of the action -- Debt -- I. Characteristics of the action -- II. Doctrine of quid pro quo -- III. Was agency recognized by the action? -- IV. Proof -- V. Disadvantages of debt -- Section IV. Assumptsit -- Assumpsit a delictual action perverted from its original purpose -- Contract and tort : contract in the Year Books -- Development of assumpsit -- Action allowed for misfeasance -- Why does an assumpsit appear in trespass on the case? -- Original conception of a tort -- Extension of the conception -- Struggle to carry the action from misfeasance to non-feasance -- (a) In trespass on the case -- A pivotal case: 14 H. VI. 18-58 -- (b) In deceit -- 'Covenant' converted into a tort -- Motives which induced the judges to allow the action to lie for non-feasance -- Assumpsit becomes a contractual action in 1504 -- Limitation imposed on the action : deceit to the plaintiff -- Section V. Summary -- The defects of the common law in the fifteenth century -- Chapter III. The doctrine of consideration -- Two distinct problems in history of parol contract -- 'Consideration' first appears in sixteenth century in assumpsit -- Old meaning of the term consideration -- Theories as to origin of the doctrine -- I. A modified generalization of the requirement of quid pro quo -- Criticism -- II. Identified with the Detriment to the plaintiff in assumpsit -- Criticism -- III. A principle imported into the action of assumpsit from equity -- Criticism -- Were parol contracts enforced in equity? -- Purpose of second part of this essay
- Part II. Contract in equity -- Chapter I. Introductory -- Material upon which this essay is based -- Nature of the early chancery proceedings -- Relative number of cases involving contract -- Absence of answers and indorsements -- Why was it desirable to bring a case in equity? -- Division of the subject -- Chapter II. The scope of equitable jurisdiction in contract -- Principle of classification of cases -- Section I. Petitions brought in chancery despite the existence of a remedy at common law in theory -- Reasons for bringing these cases in equity -- 1. The parties -- 2. The place where the transaction occurred -- 3. Inequality of parties -- (1) Poverty of the petitioner -- (2) Maintenance and power of the defendant -- 4. Failure of common law practices -- Did the chancellor decide these cases on principles of equity and conscience? -- Section II. Petitions relating to obligations under seal -- 1. Obligation satisfied, but obligor has no acquittance -- 2. Parol condition annexed to a simple (unconditional) obligation -- 3. Obligation executed for a specific purpose -- 4. Variation of obligation by subsequent parol agreement -- 5. Inquiry into consideration of obligations -- Section III. Petitions for recovery of 'debts' -- I. Cases in which the law theoretically provides a remedy -- Reasons for bringing such cases in equity -- II. Cases in which there was no remedy at law -- 1. Debt proved b obligation which is lost or destroyed -- 2. Transactions abroad -- 3. Actions against executors -- Must the executor have assets? -- 4. No definite sum agreed upon -- 5. Implied promise to pay -- 6. Benefit conferred on a third party -- 7. Assignment of debts -- Novation distinguished -- Section IV. Petitions for recovery of personal property -- Superiority of the equitabe remedy -- Section V. Petitions against vendors of land -- 1. Types of cases in which the subpeona is brought -- 2. The parties -- 3. Relief granted -- (a) Specific performances -- (b) Damages -- Section VII. Marriage settlements -- 1. Types of cases -- 2. Parties -- 3. Relief granted -- Section VIII. Partnership -- Section IX. Agency -- Section X. Guarantee and Indemnity -- 1. Guarantee -- 2. Indemnity -- Section XI. Agreements of a general character -- 1. Agreements for personal services -- (a) Promise to erect a building -- (b) Carriage and delivery of goods -- (c) Special services -- 2. Agreements for the compromise of claims, & c. -- (1) Cases of 'award' -- (a) Promise to 'stand by' an award -- (b) Promise to make an award in a particular way -- (2) Agreements concerning litigation -- (3) Performance of a specific act, in general -- Chapter III. Procedure and proof -- I. Procedure -- The petition, its character -- The answer and other pleadings -- The relief -- II. Proof -- Petitioners offer to testify -- Examination of defendant -- An illustrative case -- Method of examination -- Chapter IV. The theory of contract in chancery -- Absence of remedy at law -- The motive of the chancellor -- Reason and conscience -- Three classes of cases -- I. Cases in which a party has failed to avail himself of his rights -- II. Enforecement of parol contract -- Principles upon which the chancellor acted in enforcing parol contract -- Conclusion -- Note A: Detinue -- Note B: Trespass sur le cas -- Appendix of cases -- Index
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- 9780374961633
- Label
- The history of contract in early English equity
- Title
- The history of contract in early English equity
- Statement of responsibility
- by W. T. Barbour. The abbey of Saint-Bertin and its neighbourhood, 900-1350, by G. W. Coopland
- Subject
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- Contrats -- Grande-Bretagne
- Equity -- Grande-Bretagne
- Equity -- Great Britain
- Land tenure -- France -- History
- Monasticism and religious orders -- France | Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
- Paysannerie -- France
- Peasants -- France
- Propriété foncière -- France -- Histoire
- Saint-Bertin (Monastery : Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France)
- Seigneuries -- France -- Histoire
- Équité -- Grande-Bretagne
- Contracts -- Great Britain
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Barbour, W. T.
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KD1554.Z9
- LC item number
- B37 1974
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- 1896-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Coopland, George William
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Saint-Bertin (Monastery : Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France)
- Contracts
- Equity
- Monasticism and religious orders
- Land tenure
- Peasants
- Contrats
- Équité
- Equity
- Propriété foncière
- Seigneuries
- Paysannerie
- Label
- The history of contract in early English equity, by W. T. Barbour. The abbey of Saint-Bertin and its neighbourhood, 900-1350, by G. W. Coopland
- Note
- Reprint of the 1914 editions published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, which were issued as v. 4, no. 7-8, of Oxford studies in social and legal history
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Introduction: The purpose of this essay -- Part I. Contract in the common law -- Chapter I. Introductory -- Chapter II. The common law actions -- Section I. Account -- Origin and nature of account -- Limitations on the action ; it succumbs to competition with chancery -- Section II. Covenant and the contract under seal -- I. Action of covenant -- Origin and development -- Limitations on the action -- (1) Required a sealed writing to support it -- (2) Lay only for recovery of damages -- Disadvantages of convenant -- II. Contract under seal -- Effect of attaching a seal -- Strict interpretation of written instrument -- Defences against a deed -- Section III. Debt and detinue -- Intimate relation between the two actions -- Debt represents an archaic conception -- Debet et detinet : the distinction -- Detinue -- I. Nature of detinue -- Was it founded on contract or on tort? -- II. Limitations on the use of the action -- Debt -- I. Characteristics of the action -- II. Doctrine of quid pro quo -- III. Was agency recognized by the action? -- IV. Proof -- V. Disadvantages of debt -- Section IV. Assumptsit -- Assumpsit a delictual action perverted from its original purpose -- Contract and tort : contract in the Year Books -- Development of assumpsit -- Action allowed for misfeasance -- Why does an assumpsit appear in trespass on the case? -- Original conception of a tort -- Extension of the conception -- Struggle to carry the action from misfeasance to non-feasance -- (a) In trespass on the case -- A pivotal case: 14 H. VI. 18-58 -- (b) In deceit -- 'Covenant' converted into a tort -- Motives which induced the judges to allow the action to lie for non-feasance -- Assumpsit becomes a contractual action in 1504 -- Limitation imposed on the action : deceit to the plaintiff -- Section V. Summary -- The defects of the common law in the fifteenth century -- Chapter III. The doctrine of consideration -- Two distinct problems in history of parol contract -- 'Consideration' first appears in sixteenth century in assumpsit -- Old meaning of the term consideration -- Theories as to origin of the doctrine -- I. A modified generalization of the requirement of quid pro quo -- Criticism -- II. Identified with the Detriment to the plaintiff in assumpsit -- Criticism -- III. A principle imported into the action of assumpsit from equity -- Criticism -- Were parol contracts enforced in equity? -- Purpose of second part of this essay
- Part II. Contract in equity -- Chapter I. Introductory -- Material upon which this essay is based -- Nature of the early chancery proceedings -- Relative number of cases involving contract -- Absence of answers and indorsements -- Why was it desirable to bring a case in equity? -- Division of the subject -- Chapter II. The scope of equitable jurisdiction in contract -- Principle of classification of cases -- Section I. Petitions brought in chancery despite the existence of a remedy at common law in theory -- Reasons for bringing these cases in equity -- 1. The parties -- 2. The place where the transaction occurred -- 3. Inequality of parties -- (1) Poverty of the petitioner -- (2) Maintenance and power of the defendant -- 4. Failure of common law practices -- Did the chancellor decide these cases on principles of equity and conscience? -- Section II. Petitions relating to obligations under seal -- 1. Obligation satisfied, but obligor has no acquittance -- 2. Parol condition annexed to a simple (unconditional) obligation -- 3. Obligation executed for a specific purpose -- 4. Variation of obligation by subsequent parol agreement -- 5. Inquiry into consideration of obligations -- Section III. Petitions for recovery of 'debts' -- I. Cases in which the law theoretically provides a remedy -- Reasons for bringing such cases in equity -- II. Cases in which there was no remedy at law -- 1. Debt proved b obligation which is lost or destroyed -- 2. Transactions abroad -- 3. Actions against executors -- Must the executor have assets? -- 4. No definite sum agreed upon -- 5. Implied promise to pay -- 6. Benefit conferred on a third party -- 7. Assignment of debts -- Novation distinguished -- Section IV. Petitions for recovery of personal property -- Superiority of the equitabe remedy -- Section V. Petitions against vendors of land -- 1. Types of cases in which the subpeona is brought -- 2. The parties -- 3. Relief granted -- (a) Specific performances -- (b) Damages -- Section VII. Marriage settlements -- 1. Types of cases -- 2. Parties -- 3. Relief granted -- Section VIII. Partnership -- Section IX. Agency -- Section X. Guarantee and Indemnity -- 1. Guarantee -- 2. Indemnity -- Section XI. Agreements of a general character -- 1. Agreements for personal services -- (a) Promise to erect a building -- (b) Carriage and delivery of goods -- (c) Special services -- 2. Agreements for the compromise of claims, & c. -- (1) Cases of 'award' -- (a) Promise to 'stand by' an award -- (b) Promise to make an award in a particular way -- (2) Agreements concerning litigation -- (3) Performance of a specific act, in general -- Chapter III. Procedure and proof -- I. Procedure -- The petition, its character -- The answer and other pleadings -- The relief -- II. Proof -- Petitioners offer to testify -- Examination of defendant -- An illustrative case -- Method of examination -- Chapter IV. The theory of contract in chancery -- Absence of remedy at law -- The motive of the chancellor -- Reason and conscience -- Three classes of cases -- I. Cases in which a party has failed to avail himself of his rights -- II. Enforecement of parol contract -- Principles upon which the chancellor acted in enforcing parol contract -- Conclusion -- Note A: Detinue -- Note B: Trespass sur le cas -- Appendix of cases -- Index
- Control code
- 1133598
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- vii, 237, 166 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374961633
- Lccn
- 73022303
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- (OCoLC)1133598
- Label
- The history of contract in early English equity, by W. T. Barbour. The abbey of Saint-Bertin and its neighbourhood, 900-1350, by G. W. Coopland
- Note
- Reprint of the 1914 editions published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, which were issued as v. 4, no. 7-8, of Oxford studies in social and legal history
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Introduction: The purpose of this essay -- Part I. Contract in the common law -- Chapter I. Introductory -- Chapter II. The common law actions -- Section I. Account -- Origin and nature of account -- Limitations on the action ; it succumbs to competition with chancery -- Section II. Covenant and the contract under seal -- I. Action of covenant -- Origin and development -- Limitations on the action -- (1) Required a sealed writing to support it -- (2) Lay only for recovery of damages -- Disadvantages of convenant -- II. Contract under seal -- Effect of attaching a seal -- Strict interpretation of written instrument -- Defences against a deed -- Section III. Debt and detinue -- Intimate relation between the two actions -- Debt represents an archaic conception -- Debet et detinet : the distinction -- Detinue -- I. Nature of detinue -- Was it founded on contract or on tort? -- II. Limitations on the use of the action -- Debt -- I. Characteristics of the action -- II. Doctrine of quid pro quo -- III. Was agency recognized by the action? -- IV. Proof -- V. Disadvantages of debt -- Section IV. Assumptsit -- Assumpsit a delictual action perverted from its original purpose -- Contract and tort : contract in the Year Books -- Development of assumpsit -- Action allowed for misfeasance -- Why does an assumpsit appear in trespass on the case? -- Original conception of a tort -- Extension of the conception -- Struggle to carry the action from misfeasance to non-feasance -- (a) In trespass on the case -- A pivotal case: 14 H. VI. 18-58 -- (b) In deceit -- 'Covenant' converted into a tort -- Motives which induced the judges to allow the action to lie for non-feasance -- Assumpsit becomes a contractual action in 1504 -- Limitation imposed on the action : deceit to the plaintiff -- Section V. Summary -- The defects of the common law in the fifteenth century -- Chapter III. The doctrine of consideration -- Two distinct problems in history of parol contract -- 'Consideration' first appears in sixteenth century in assumpsit -- Old meaning of the term consideration -- Theories as to origin of the doctrine -- I. A modified generalization of the requirement of quid pro quo -- Criticism -- II. Identified with the Detriment to the plaintiff in assumpsit -- Criticism -- III. A principle imported into the action of assumpsit from equity -- Criticism -- Were parol contracts enforced in equity? -- Purpose of second part of this essay
- Part II. Contract in equity -- Chapter I. Introductory -- Material upon which this essay is based -- Nature of the early chancery proceedings -- Relative number of cases involving contract -- Absence of answers and indorsements -- Why was it desirable to bring a case in equity? -- Division of the subject -- Chapter II. The scope of equitable jurisdiction in contract -- Principle of classification of cases -- Section I. Petitions brought in chancery despite the existence of a remedy at common law in theory -- Reasons for bringing these cases in equity -- 1. The parties -- 2. The place where the transaction occurred -- 3. Inequality of parties -- (1) Poverty of the petitioner -- (2) Maintenance and power of the defendant -- 4. Failure of common law practices -- Did the chancellor decide these cases on principles of equity and conscience? -- Section II. Petitions relating to obligations under seal -- 1. Obligation satisfied, but obligor has no acquittance -- 2. Parol condition annexed to a simple (unconditional) obligation -- 3. Obligation executed for a specific purpose -- 4. Variation of obligation by subsequent parol agreement -- 5. Inquiry into consideration of obligations -- Section III. Petitions for recovery of 'debts' -- I. Cases in which the law theoretically provides a remedy -- Reasons for bringing such cases in equity -- II. Cases in which there was no remedy at law -- 1. Debt proved b obligation which is lost or destroyed -- 2. Transactions abroad -- 3. Actions against executors -- Must the executor have assets? -- 4. No definite sum agreed upon -- 5. Implied promise to pay -- 6. Benefit conferred on a third party -- 7. Assignment of debts -- Novation distinguished -- Section IV. Petitions for recovery of personal property -- Superiority of the equitabe remedy -- Section V. Petitions against vendors of land -- 1. Types of cases in which the subpeona is brought -- 2. The parties -- 3. Relief granted -- (a) Specific performances -- (b) Damages -- Section VII. Marriage settlements -- 1. Types of cases -- 2. Parties -- 3. Relief granted -- Section VIII. Partnership -- Section IX. Agency -- Section X. Guarantee and Indemnity -- 1. Guarantee -- 2. Indemnity -- Section XI. Agreements of a general character -- 1. Agreements for personal services -- (a) Promise to erect a building -- (b) Carriage and delivery of goods -- (c) Special services -- 2. Agreements for the compromise of claims, & c. -- (1) Cases of 'award' -- (a) Promise to 'stand by' an award -- (b) Promise to make an award in a particular way -- (2) Agreements concerning litigation -- (3) Performance of a specific act, in general -- Chapter III. Procedure and proof -- I. Procedure -- The petition, its character -- The answer and other pleadings -- The relief -- II. Proof -- Petitioners offer to testify -- Examination of defendant -- An illustrative case -- Method of examination -- Chapter IV. The theory of contract in chancery -- Absence of remedy at law -- The motive of the chancellor -- Reason and conscience -- Three classes of cases -- I. Cases in which a party has failed to avail himself of his rights -- II. Enforecement of parol contract -- Principles upon which the chancellor acted in enforcing parol contract -- Conclusion -- Note A: Detinue -- Note B: Trespass sur le cas -- Appendix of cases -- Index
- Control code
- 1133598
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- vii, 237, 166 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374961633
- Lccn
- 73022303
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1133598
Subject
- Contrats -- Grande-Bretagne
- Equity -- Grande-Bretagne
- Equity -- Great Britain
- Land tenure -- France -- History
- Monasticism and religious orders -- France | Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
- Paysannerie -- France
- Peasants -- France
- Propriété foncière -- France -- Histoire
- Saint-Bertin (Monastery : Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France)
- Seigneuries -- France -- Histoire
- Équité -- Grande-Bretagne
- Contracts -- Great Britain
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