Law 5110 Quiz: Consideration at Common Law I - Lush J in Currie v. Misa -VERY IMPORTANT CASE
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Covent promise to do something that hasn"t been done (deed required in royal courts) normal remedy was specific performance. Status of chocolate wrapper in dispute hol: hol decided chocolate wrappers were good consideration (does not really follow. Currie v misa definition) as the wrappers are worthless (nestle did not want them) and sending them changed nothing. The promise was from a relative if he promised until the age of 21 to abstain from drinking, smoking, swearing or gambling on cards or billiards. The young man duly abstained and thus asked for the money. The promisor said he was a bit young for such a valuable amount of money and that he would rather keep it for him until he was older, but he would ensure the boy got the interest from this. The young man saw the good sense in the arrangement. Difficulty arose when the promisor died before the young boy was given the money.
