| Law - 1886 - 546 pages
...the fundamental rule, or in the words of Chief Justice Marshall, the " principle of universal law," " that in every forum a contract is governed by the law with a view to which it was made." Wayman v. Southard, 10 Wheat. 1, 48. And reference was made to two recent English cases... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1915 - 1228 pages
...684, the court said: "And it is well settled by the decisions of the United States Supreme Court that a contract is governed by the law with a view to which it is made ; and it is to be presumed, in the absence of any express declaration or controlling circumstances... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1897 - 2078 pages
...following propositions may be formulated from this opinion: It is a principle of universal justice that in every forum a contract is governed by the law with a view to which it was made, and therefore the mere place should not govern the transaction when it appears that it is... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 796 pages
...construed by the court, this section is the recognition of a principle of universal law; the principle that in every forum a contract is governed by the law with a view to which it was made. But the question respecting the right of the courts to alter the modes of proceeding in suits... | |
| Law - 1883 - 908 pages
...be determined by the law of the seat of the obligation : Prilchiird v. Norton, SCUS, Oct. Term 1882. In every forum a contract is governed by the law with...that law becomes a part of their agreement; and it is therefore to be presumed, in the absence of any express declaration or controlling circumstances to... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 988 pages
...1, 48, 6 L. ed. 253, 264, where he defined it as a principle of universal law, — 'the principle^ h n N8 {y M> ~U n tq ] zLj g ~ % 5 { lp I V was made.' The same idea had been expressed by Lord1 Mansfleld in Robinson v. Bland, 2 Burr. 1077,... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1892 - 1066 pages
...Justice MARHIIALL in Wayraan v. Southard, 10 Wheat. 1, 48, it is a principle, universally recognized, that "in every forum a contract is governed by the law with a view to which it was made." And by Lord MANSFIELD, in Robinson v. Bland, 2 Burrows, 1077, 1078: "The parties had a view... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1883 - 676 pages
...Wayman v. Southard, 10 Wheat. 48, where he defined it as a principle of universal law — "the principle that in every forum a contract is governed by the law with a view to which it was made." The same idea had been expressed by Lord MANSFIELD in Robinson v. Bland, 2 Burr. 1077. "The... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1883 - 780 pages
...Southard, 10 Wheat. 1, 48, where he defined it as a principle of .universal law, — " The principle vthat in every forum a contract is governed by the law with a view to which it was made." The same idea had been expressed by Lord Mansfield in Robinson v. Bland, 2 Burr. 1077, 1078.... | |
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