In the case of [ case ], a father promised to discharge his son from the obligation to repay money he had borrowed if the son refrained from complaining about the father's distribution of his property among his children. His father's executors sued the son for the money. It was held that there was no consideration from the son for his father's promise. The father had every legal right to distribute his property as he chose and his son had no legal right to complain about the distribution. The son was therefore giving nothing up by forbearing to complain.
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White v Bluett (1853) 23 LJ Ex 36
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In the case of [ case ], a father promised to discharge his son from the obligation to repay money he had borrowed if the son refrained from complaining about the father's distribution of his property among his children. His father's executors sued the son for the money. It was held that there was no consideration from the son for his father's promise. The father had every legal right to distribute his property as he chose and his son had no legal right to complain about the distribution. The son was therefore giving nothing up by forbearing to complain.
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#consideration #contract
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In the case of [ case ], a father promised to discharge his son from the obligation to repay money he had borrowed if the son refrained from complaining about the father's distribution of his property among his children. His father's executors sued the son for the money. It was held that there was no consideration from the son for his father's promise. The father had every legal right to distribute his property as he chose and his son had no legal right to complain about the distribution. The son was therefore giving nothing up by forbearing to complain.
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White v Bluett (1853) 23 LJ Ex 36
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