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Boone v Eyre

(1779) 1 Hy Bl 273; 126 ER 160
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of King's Bench
Year1779
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Where mutual covenants go to the whole of the consideration they are mutual conditions precedent; but where a covenant goes only to part and a breach can be compensated in damages, it is an independent covenant and not a condition precedent to the other party's performance.

Area of Law

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