 | United States. Supreme Court - 1904 - 444 pages
...\. Cruwnins/dcld, the court, in explaining the meaning of the terms "obligation of a contract," say, "a contract is an agreement in which a party undertakes...binds him to perform his undertaking, and this is, cf course, the obligation of his contract." That is, as I understand it, the law of the contract forms... | |
 | New Jersey. Supreme Court - 1829 - 492 pages
..." is an agreement in which a party undertakes to do or not to do a particular thing. The law hinds him to perform his undertaking, and this is, of course, the obligation of his contract." " The distinction between, the obligation of the contract, and the remedy given by the legislature... | |
 | 1819 - 652 pages
...intelligible, or less liable to misconstruction. A contract is an agreement in which a party unilertakijs to do or not to do a particular thing. The law binds him...undertaking, and this is, of course, the obligation of я contract. In the case at bar, the defendant liad given hie promissory note to pay the plaintiff... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1827 - 682 pages
...Crowninshield, the Court, in Saumlers. explaining the meaning of the terms " obligation of a contract," say, " A contract is an agreement in which a party undertakes...this is, of course, the obligation of his contract." That is, as I understand it, the law of the contract forms its obligation; and if so, the contract... | |
 | Nathan Dane - 1829 - 956 pages
...said, ' a contract is an agreement in which a party undertakes to do or not to do a particular act. The law binds him to perform his undertaking, and this is of course the obligation of his contract ; ' that is, says Thompson, J. ' as I understand, the law of the contract forms its obligation.' He... | |
 | Nathan Dane - 1829 - 982 pages
...a contract is an agreement in which a party undertakes to do or not to do a particular act. The Jaw binds him to perform his undertaking, and this is of course the obligation of his contract;' that is, says Thompson, J. ' as I understand, the law of the contract forms its obligation.' He thinks... | |
 | 1843 - 530 pages
...or merely tautological. In Sturges v. Crowninshield,* Marshall, CJ says, " the law binds the party to perform his undertaking; and this is, of course, the obligation of his contract." Trimble, J.* says, " the obligation of the contract consists in the power and efficacy of the law,... | |
 | Maryland - 1831 - 256 pages
...v. Crowninshield, the Court, in explaining the meaning of the terms "obligation of a contract," say, "A contract is an agreement in which a party undertakes...this is, of course, the obligation of his contract. That is, as I understand it, the law of the contract forms its obligation; and if so, the contract... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - 1864 - 824 pages
...Crowninshield, 4 W. 122, the court, in explaining the meaning of the terms " obligation of a contract," say : " A contract is an agreement in which a party undertakes...this is, of course, the obligation of his contract." That is, as I understand it, the law of the contract forms its obligation ; and if so, the contract... | |
 | William Johnson, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1864 - 520 pages
...point now presented was not intended to be decided. The Court, very correctly, define a contract to be, "an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or...undertaking, and this is, of course, the obligation of his contract.1' But if a law, of binding force and influence upon the contracting parties, as citizens... | |
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It would seem difficult to substitute words which are more intelligible, or less liable to misconstruction, than those which are to be explained. A contract is an agreement, in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing. The law... 
