Craig v. Dewey’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “‘Although in some cases of breach of contract to pay money, interest has been allowed on the ground of an implied contract to pay interest that arises from a failure to pay the principal, the general rule established by the great weight of authority is that where there is a contract, express or implied, to pay money, even though such contract be silent as to interest, interest will be allowed upon its breach as damages, and not because of any promise to pay it.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hays v. Arbuckle