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Hawkins v. McGee, 84 N.H. 114, 146 A. 641 (N.H. 1929), [1] is a leading case on damages in contracts handed down by the New Hampshire Supreme Court.It has come to be known as the "Hairy Hand" case from the circumstances, because a subsequent decision uses the phrase.
The history of contract law dates back to ancient civilizations and the development of contract law has been heavily influenced by Ancient Greek and Roman thought. There have been further significant developments in contract law during and since the Middle Ages and especially with the development of global trade .
Hadley & Anor v Baxendale & Ors [1854] EWHC J70 is a leading English contract law case. It sets the leading rule to determine consequential damages from a breach of contract: a breaching party is liable for all losses that the contracting parties should have foreseen.
Settles disputes between the United States and the Cherokee over the territories south of the Ohio River; proclaimed and amended in 1792. Treaty of Sistova: Ends the war between Ottoman Turkey and Austria (1787–1791) 1792 Treaty of Jassy: Ends the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). Treaty of Seringapatam: Ends the Third Anglo-Mysore War. 1794
The mental assent of the parties is not requisite for the formation of a contract. If the words or other acts of one of the parties have but one reasonable meaning, his undisclosed intention is immaterial except when an unreasonable meaning which he attaches to his manifestations is known to the other party.
The Moorcock 14 P.D. 64 (1889): the concept of implied terms in contract law. Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company [1893] 1 QB 256: establishing the test for formation of a contract. Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre v Selfridge and Co. Ltd. [1915] A.C. 847: confirming privity of contract: only a party to a contract can be sued on it. (This principle was ...
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The book received reviews from publications including the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, [2] The Journal of Legal History, [3] Revue trimestrielle de droit civil, [4] and the Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin. [5]