| Francis Buller - Nisi prius - 1790 - 486 pages
...repeals the covenant. So if a man covenant to do a thing which is lawful, and an act comes to hinder him from doing it, the covenant is repealed. But if a man covenant not to do a thing which was then unlawful, and an .ut come and make it lawful, fuch act decs... | |
| Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, William Salkeld - Law reports, digests, etc - 1795 - 534 pages
...after and compels him to do it, the ftatutc repeals the covenant : So .,,} , , . it-i ri tn »f H- covenants to do a thing which is lawful, and an act...comes in and hinders him from doing it, the covenant ia repealed (Í). Vide Dyer 27. fl. 278. But if a man (я) R. Marchioncfí of B!en¿firtt v. . Duchois... | |
| Henry Ballow, John Fonblanque - Equity - 1820 - 492 pages
...statute (r). (;•) From the rule laid down in Brewster v. Kitchen, i Salk. 198 ; that where a man covenants to do a thing which is lawful, and an act of parliament comes and hinders him from doing it, the covenant is repealed ; it might be inferred, that the I)ean and... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1869 - 1032 pages
...act of parliament comes after and compels him to do it, the statute repeals the covenant. So, if H. covenants to do a thing which is lawful, and an act...hinders him from doing it, the covenant is repealed." To apply the foregoing observations to the present case : (11) 15 Com. B. Rep. 619; BC 24 Law J. Rep.... | |
| John William Smith - Law reports, digests, etc - 1841 - 744 pages
...means necessary ; for in Brewster v. Kitchall (a) Holt, Ch. J., said, " If H. (<•) SU 198. covenant to do a thing which is lawful, and an act of parliament come in and hinder him from doing it, the covenant is repealed ;" for which was cited Dy. 27, pi. 278.... | |
| Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, John Leycester Adolphus, Great Britain. Court of Queen's Bench, Thomas Flower Ellis - Law reports, digests, etc - 1846 - 1150 pages
...act of parliament comes after and compels him to do it, the statute repeals the covenant : so if H. covenants to do a thing which is lawful, and an act...hinders him from doing it, the covenant is repealed ; " Brewster v. Kilclidl (a). It may also be collected from Com. Dig. Condition (D. 1.), (L. 13.),... | |
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