Entire contract
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 51 U.S. 419 - Washington, Alexandria, & Georgetown Steam Packet Co. v. Sickles · 1850Most cited · 9 citing opinions
It is a well-settled principle of law, that, 'unless there be some express stipulation to the contrary, whenever an entire sum is to be paid for the entire work, the performance or service is a condition precedent; being one consideration and one debt, it cannot be divided.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
See "Contract."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
A contract the both sides, — which admits of
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Where a contract consists of many parts, which may be considered as parts of one whole, the contract is entire. When the parls may be considered as so many distinct contracis, entered into at one time, and expressed in the same instrument, but not thereby made one contract, the contract is a separable contract. But, if the consideration of the contract is single and entire, the contract must be held to be entire, although the subject of the contrach may consist of several distinct and wholly independent items. 2 Pars. Cont. 517.