Robinson v. Bright's
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 10 APPEAL FROH GARRARD CIRCUIT COURT. cited 1 .Metcalfe, 228. cited 1 Metcalfe, 228.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE WOOD
‘DELIVERED THE OPINION OP THE COUI*:
In Griswold, &c. vs. Taylor's adm'r, (1 Met. 230,) it was decided, that where the consideration of a contract appears to be valuable and sufficient, but turns out to be wholly false or a mere nullity; or where it may have been actually good, but before any part of the contract has been performed by either *31party, and before any benefit has been derived from it, the consideration wholly fails, there a promise, resting on this consideration, is no longer obligatory. And, accordingly, in the case of a contract for the sale and purchase of a slave,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Colville v. BeslyNew York Supreme Court · 1846
- Woodward v. CowingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
- Griswold v. Taylor's Adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1858
3Cited by14 opinions
- Valley Lumber Co. v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
- Wheeler v. F. A. Buck & Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1901
- Green v. DodgeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1906
- Nickerson v. GouldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1890
- Upton v. WinchesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
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