Boone v Eyre (1777) 1 H Bl 273 is an English contract law case concerned with substantial performance and conditions precedent, with the purported ownership and lease of a plantation and a group of enslaved people being the center of disagreement.Swarbrick, D., Boone v Eyre: 1777, updated 14 May 2021, accessed 26 May 2021
Facts The plaintiff sued the defendant for not paying a £160 annuity (for life) for a plantation in the West Indies that came with a group of slaves, after an initial payment of £500. The defendant contended that when the plaintiff made the deed, the plaintiff did not lawfully possess the slaves, and therefore had no good title. Therefore, the defendant was arguing he had the right to terminate the agreement and cease performance.
Judgment Lord Mansfield said the following:
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English contract law
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