Pearce v Brooks

1866 case in English contract law

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Sources for illegality
Everet v Williams (1725) noted in (1893) 9 LQR 197
Holman v Johnson (1775) 1 Cowp 341
Patel v Mirza [2016] UKSC 42
Hounga v Allen [2014] UKSC 47
Enderby Town FC Ltd v Football Association Ltd [1971] Ch 591
Arbitration Act 1996 sections 68-69, 87
Esso Ltd v Harper's Garage (Stourport) Ltd [1967] UKHL 1
Schroeder Music Publishing Co Ltd v Macaulay [1974] 1 WLR 1308
Alec Lobb (Garages) Ltd v Total Oil Ltd [1984] EWCA Civ 2
Pearce v Brooks (1866) LR 1 Ex 213

Pearce v Brooks is an 1866 case in English contract law. In Pearce v Brooks the owner of a horse-drawn coach was prevented from recovering the costs of hire from a prostitute who had hired the coach in order to attract clients.[1]

References

  1. ^ Marsh, S.B. and Soulsby, J. (2002) Business Law, 8th edition, Nelson: Cheltenham, p. 170
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