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· 3/6/1899

Adriaans v. Alvey

Citations

  • 173 U.S. 704
  • 19 S. Ct. 887
  • 43 L. Ed. 1185
  • 1899 U.S. LEXIS 2358

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “An agreement by one to do what he is already legally bound to do is not a good consideration for a promise made to him.”
  • \An agreement by one to do what he is already legally bound to do is not a good consideration for a promise made to him.\

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