In a case of a contract to pay money upon the event of a wager which an Act subsequently declares to be one in respect of which the assured shall not have an insurable interest. If the event has happened before the Act is passed, so that at the moment when the Act comes into operation a debt exists, an investigation whether the transaction is struck at by the Act involves an investigation whether the Act is retrospective.
Citations:
(1848) 2 Ex 22, [1848] EngR 285, (1848) 2 Exch 22, (1848) 154 ER 389
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Cited – West v Gwynne CA 1911
The plaintiffs were assignees of a lease dating from 1874. The lease contained a covenant by the lessees against underletting the premises or any part thereof without the consent in writing of the landlord. Under the Act, landlords could no longer . .
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Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.184434
