 | John Elihu Hall - Law - 1813 - 658 pages
...have any other remedy, or where he was to look for it. Justice Ashurst declares, page 181, « the true question must be what was the meaning of the parties at the time of entering into the contract." In our case, every word in the deed from Thomas and Joseph Williams shows their meaning... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Charles Durnford - Law reports, digests, etc - 1817 - 872 pages
...questions of policy we cannot argue from the nature of private agreements. But even in these cases the question must be, what was the meaning of the parties at the time of entering into the contract ? A person acting in the capacity of an agent may undoubtedly contract in such a manner as... | |
 | Sir Charles Harcourt Chambers - Landlord and tenant - 1823 - 1084 pages
...according to the sense of the words of the agreement, should have a retrospective operation in interpreting the meaning of the parties at the time of entering into the agreement; which seems clearly to militate against every sound rule of interpreting the intention of... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 814 pages
...evidence was admissible. It did not seek, to extend the liability of the shipowner,, but onjy to. explain the meaning of the parties at the time of, entering into the contract. Lord Brougham : — I do not doubt that the evidence was admissible to explain the meaning... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 1114 pages
...received: it was not offered for the purpose of enlarging the terms of the contract, but of explaining the meaning of the parties at the time of entering into the contract. Lord BROUGHAM. — I also agree that the evidence in question was properly admitted. It did... | |
 | William Johnson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1853 - 488 pages
...and perspicuity. He observes : " A person acting in the capacity of an agent may, un• doubtedly, contract in such a manner as to make himself personally liable ; and that (he says) brings it to the true question, namely, whether, from any thing that passed between the parties... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 496 pages
...use of the public, it was determined that the action could not be maintained. Ashurst, J., said the question must be, what was the meaning of the parties...liable ; and that brought it to * the true question here, namely, whether, from any [* 185 ] thing which passed between the parties at the time, it was... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1865 - 668 pages
...was offered, not for the purpose of enlarging or altering the terms of the contract, but to explain the meaning of the parties at the time of entering into the contract. I think it was properly admitted. Lord BROUGHAM. I also think that the evidence in ques:ion... | |
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A person acting in the capacity of an agent may undoubtedly contract in such a manner as to make himself personally liable... 
