 But every one has a right to select and determine with whom he will contract, and cannot have another person thrust upon him without his consent. In the familiar phrase of Lord Denman, "you have the right to the benefit you anticipate from the character,...  Miscellaneous Reports. Cases Decided in the Courts of Record of the State of ... - Page 259by New York (State). Courts, Francis Blaine Delehanty (Reporter), Austin B. Griffin (Reporter), Robert George Scherer (Reporter), Edward Jordan Dimock (Reporter), Joseph Albert Lawson (Reporter), Charles Cook Lester (Reporter), William Van Rensselaer Erving (Reporter), Louis J. Rezzemini (Reporter) - 1903Full view - About this book
 | Law - 1889 - 546 pages
...stipulation, which manifests the intention of the parties that it shall not bo assignable. But every one has a right to select and determine with whom he will contract, and cannot have another person thrust upon him without his consent. In the familiar phrase of Lord Denman : " You have the... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1879 - 888 pages
...Company. Of this change he was entitled to be informed. Boston Ice Company v. Potter. A party has a right to select and determine with whom he will contract, and cannot have another person thrust upon him without his consent. It may be of importance to him who performs the contract,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1906 - 1164 pages
...Co. v. Potter, 123 Mass. 28, 25 Am. Rep. 9, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts said: "A party has a right to select and determine with whom he will contract and cannot have another person thrust upon him without his consent." Again, in Winchester v. Howard, 97 Mass. 303, 93 Am. Dec.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1910 - 1132 pages
...not obliged to accept a deed from the principal, when discovered, though he may do so. A party has a right to select and determine with whom he will contract, and cannot have another person thrust upon him without hia consent. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Principal and Agent,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1270 pages
...Co. т. Beiden, 127 US 387, 8 Sup. Ct 1309, 32 L. Ed. 246, the supreme court said: "Every one has a right to select and determine with whom he will contract, and cannot have another person thrust upon him without his consent In the familiar language of Lord Denman, 'You have the right... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 1278 pages
...correct : The tenth clause provides that the cement company "agrees as a condition precedent hereto, that the electrical energy or power hereby sold and...be given. The rule is sometimes stated as follows : "Rights arising out of a contract cannot be transferred if they are coupled with liabilities, or... | |
 | William Albert Keener - Quasi contracts - 1888 - 1234 pages
...contract made with the Citizens' Ice Company. Of this change he was entitled to be informed. A party has a right to select and determine with whom he will contract, and cannot have another person thrust upon him without his consent. It may be of importance to him who performs the contract,... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1906 - 678 pages
...actually delivered and used, the court held that no recovery could be had, saying : "A party has a right to select and determine with whom he will contract, and cannot have another person thrust upon him without his consent. It may be of importance to him who performs the contract,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 864 pages
...stipulation, which manifests the intention of the parties that it shall not be assignable. But every one has a right to select and determine with whom he will contract, and cannot have another person thrust upon him without his consent. In the familiar phrase of Lord Denman, " You have the right... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1908 - 1288 pages
...L. Ed. 246, where Mr. Justice Gray, in delivering the opinion of the court, said : "Every one has a right to select and determine with whom he will contract, and cannot have another person thrust upon him without his consent. In the familiar phrase of Lord Denman : 'You have the right... | |
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