Snaman v. Maginn

Citations

• 77 Pa. Super. 287
• 1921 Pa. Super. LEXIS 254

Syllabus

<p>Contracts — Unlawful contracts — Fictitious names — •Failure to register — Effect of failure — Act of June 28, 1917, P. L. 6Jf5.</p> <p>The courts of Pennsylvania will not enforce a contract, the making of which the legislature has positively prohibited by statute.</p> <p>The Act of June 28,1917, P. L. 645, making it unlawful for any individual to carry on business under an assumed name without registration, and providing a penalty therefor, renders illegal contracts which are made in violation of such statute. A contract such as this is opposed alike to good morals and public policy and the courts, having in view public interest, will not lend their aid to the enforcement of unlawful contracts.</p>