No action can be maintained by A, against B on a wager, in which A bets that B will, and B that he will not, pass his examination as an attorney; inasmuch as B has the power of determining the wager in his own favour. So held, on demurrer to a declaration at the suit of A. against B on the wager.
Citations:
[1843] EngR 777, (1843) 4 QB 889, (1843) 114 ER 1132
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Contract
Updated: 29 May 2022; Ref: scu.306471