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Good Consideration

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

See "Consideration."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Natural love and affection; any valid consideration other than a valuable one.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

See Consioeb-

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

As distinguished from valuable consideration, a consideration founded on motives of generosity, prudence, and natural duty; such as natural love and affection. Potter v. Grade, 58 Ala. 307, 29 Am. Ren. 748; Groves v. Groves, 65 Ohio St. 442, 62 N. E. 1044; Jackson v. Alexander, 3 Johns. (N. Y.) 484, 3 Am. Dec. 517.

Defined under Good in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

As distinfuished from talwable consideration, a consideration founded on motives of generosity, prudence, and natural duty; such as natural love and affection.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

A consideration of blood, or of natural love and affection; as where a man grants an estate to a near relation, being founded on motives of generosity, prudence and natural duty. 2 BL Com. 297, 444. It is technically distinguished from a valuable consideration, (q. v.)