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Currie v Misa

(1875) LR 10 Ex 153 (Exchequer Chamber)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Exchequer Chamber (England)
Year1875
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Valuable consideration in the eye of the law may consist either of some right, interest, profit or benefit accruing to one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss or responsibility given, suffered or undertaken by the other.

Area of Law

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