The obligation of a contract, in the constitutional sense, is the means provided by law by which it can be enforced, — by which the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever legislation lessens the efficacy of these means impairs the obligation.... The Central Law Journal - Page 1071896Full view - About this book
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1881 - 836 pages
...provided by-law by which it can be enforced, — by which the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever legislation lessens the efficacy of these...its counterpart in a maxim equally sound, — qui seritu solvit, minus solvit, — he who pays too late, pays less. Any authorization of the postponement... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1885 - 1302 pages
...contract, in the constitutional sense, 6 the means provided by law by which it can be enforced. 2. Whatever legislation lessens the efficacy of these means impairs the obligation. If it tends to postpone or retard the enforcement of the contract, it is in conflict with the constitutional... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1883 - 890 pages
...means provided by law by which it can be enforced, by which the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever legislation lessens the efficacy of these...obligation of the latter is to that extent weakened." 102 id. 203, 206. ' flow can it be maintained, in the face of these decisions, that the legislation... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1883 - 1004 pages
...provided by law by which it can be enforced, — by which the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever legislation lessens the efficacy of these...obligation of the latter is to that extent weakened." 102 U. s. 206. How can it be maintained, in the face of these decisions, that the legislation of January... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1883 - 1674 pages
...enforced. — by which the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever legislation lessens the efflcacy of these means impairs the obligation. If it tend...obligation of the latter is to that extent weakened." 102 US 206. How can it be maintained, in the face of these decisions, that the legislation of January... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1895 - 1140 pages
...time it was made provided for enforcing it. Whatever legislation lessens the efficacy of the remedy impairs the obligation. If it tend to postpone or...In a maxim equally sound, 'Qui serins solvit minus solvlt,' — 'He who pays too late pays less.' Any authorization of the postponement of payment, or... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 1174 pages
...provided by law by which It can be enforced, — by which the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever legislation lessens the efficacy of these...obligation of the latter is to that extent weakened." The language of the learned judge might well be applied In the interest of the appellant in this case.... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 1148 pages
...perform it. Whatever legis lation lessens the efficacy of these means impairs the obligation. If it tends to postpone or retard the enforcement of the contract, the obligation of the latter is, to that extent, weakrned." The funds In question were not dedicated to the payment of the bonds, and It does not :ippear... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1885 - 892 pages
...provided by law by which it can be enforced,— by which the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever legislation lessens the efficacy of these...obligation of the latter is to that extent weakened. Louisiana v. New Orleans.* 12 Otto, 203. See -; 1615. ?' 1 ¡'.T.'i. The obligation of a contract,... | |
| John Norton Pomeroy - Political Science - 1886 - 800 pages
...provided by law by which it can be enforced, — by which the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever legislation lessens the efficacy of these...minus solvit, — he who pays too late pays less. Any authorization of the postponement of payment, or of means by which such postponement may be effected,... | |
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