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  2. Carter v Boehm - Wikipedia

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    Da Costa v Jones (1778) 2 Cowp 729; HIH Casualty and General Insurance Ltd v Chase Manhattan Bank Rix LJ stated, "I am conscious that in Carter v. Boehm itself Lord Mansfield does seem to have considered that there was a difference between the concealment which the duty of good faith prohibited and mere silence (‘Aliud est celare; aliud ...

  3. Uberrima fides - Wikipedia

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    Uberrima fides (sometimes seen in its genitive form uberrimae fidei) is a Latin phrase meaning "utmost good faith" (literally, "most abundant faith").It is the name of a legal doctrine which governs insurance contracts.

  4. Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract - Wikipedia

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    Carter v Boehm (1766) on good faith; Da Costa v Jones (1778) Hochster v De La Tour (1853) on anticipatory breach; Smith v Hughes (1871) on unilateral mistake and the objective approach to interpretation of contracts; Foakes v Beer [1] (1884) on part payments of debt (with a notable dissenting opinion by Lord Blackburn)

  5. William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield - Wikipedia

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    In Carter v Boehm (1746) 3 Burr 1905, 96 ER 342, Mansfield got a chance to reform the law relating to the assumption of good faith. Carter was the Governor of Fort Marlborough (now Bengkulu), which was built by the British East India Company in Sumatra. [48]

  6. History of contract law - Wikipedia

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    The examples and perspective in this article or section deal primarily with England and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this article or section , discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article or section, as appropriate. (January 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

  7. Biden says Carter is an example of ‘simple decency’ - AOL

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    President Biden said former President Carter, who died Sunday, “lived a life measured not by words but by deeds.” In a Sunday night speech from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Biden added that Carter ...

  8. GM must face big class action over faulty transmissions - AOL

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    General Motors was ordered by a federal appeals court to face a class action claiming it violated laws of 26 U.S. states by knowingly selling several hundred thousand cars, trucks and SUVs with ...

  9. Cause of action - Wikipedia

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    A cause of action or right of action, in law, is a set of facts sufficient to justify suing to obtain money or property, or to justify the enforcement of a legal right against another party. The term also refers to the legal theory upon which a plaintiff brings suit (such as breach of contract , battery , or false imprisonment ).