...v. Lord Chief Justice Holt in Bartlett v. Pinor, Car*A. 252. in SMITH, these words: " Every contract made for or about any matter or " thing, which is...statute " is a void contract, though the statute itself doth not mention " that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender; " because A penalty...

...equivalent to a positive prohibition. For we are told by Lord Holt (Carthew, 252) " that every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited...penalty implies a prohibition, though there are no prohibiting words in a statute." So> also, it is a settled principle of law, that all contracts, the...

...is the corrupt presentation of a person to an ecclesiastical benefice for money, &c. Every contract made for or about any matter or thing, which is prohibited...made unlawful by any statute*, is a void contract, although the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the...

...void contract, although the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only infficts a penalty on the offender ; because a penalty implies a prohibition, though there are not any prohibitory words in the statute. Hence, in the case of simony, although the statute (31 Eliz....

...Williie has long been established. It was laid down in express terms by Lord Holt, ' that every contract made for, or about any matter or ' thing which is prohibited and made unlawful by any statute is a 1 void contract, thougli the statute itself doth not mention that it ' shall be so, but only inflicts...

...which are declared void by statute; and here it may be remarked, as a general rule, that every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited...a penalty implies a prohibition, though there are 551. See also 2 P. Wms. 170. Doug. 260. (t) Jackto n v. Duchaire, 3 Term Rep. (n) Per Yatet, Just....

...inflicting a penalty for selling pernicious drugs (w). For per Holt, Ch. 3. (.r), " every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited...statute, is a void contract, though the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender, because a penalty...

...for selling pernicious drugs (w). For per Holt, Ch. J. (.r), " every contract made for or about aoy matter or thing which is prohibited and made unlawful...statute, is a void contract, though the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender, because a penalty...

...Holt, in Bariktt v. Viner.* In that case, that learned judge expresses himself thus: " Every contract, made for or about any matter or thing, which is prohibited...statute, is a void contract ; though the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender ; because a penalty...

...would be inconsistent. In Barti leit v. Vlnor, Lord Chief Justice Holt said (ft): " Every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited...statute, is a void contract, though the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender; because a penalty...