A Topic of Moral Theology
Consideration and the effects of contract
Consideration in English law; the obligation in justice; oaths added; conditional contracts; earnest
The works themselves ask 21 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
- Conditional contracts and earnest money
- The Effects of a Contract under a Condition
- The Effects of a Contract under a Mode
- The Effects of a Contract for a Cause
- The Effects of a Contract for a Day
- The Effects of an Alternative Contract
- The Effects of a Contract under a Penalty
- The Effects of a Contract Confirmed by Oath ▸ 1 subtopics
In the index as Contract (Contractus) · Condition · Obligation of a contract · Interpretation · Oath · Cause (Causa) · Cessation of law · Cession of Goods (Cessio bonorum) · Clauses · Compensation · Culpable delay · Debtor (Debitor) · Faith · Mode · Mode in which St · Obligation · Qualified contract
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VII, Pt. I, Chapter V. Consideration and Effects of Contract, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § VI. On the Effects of Contract, nn. ¶1, 845 & 846 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, First Part. On Contracts i…, Chapter II. On the Obligation of a Contract, nn. ¶1, 785, 786, 787, 788 & 789 (33 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. IV, Ch. I, Article III. On the Effect or Obligation of Contracts, nn. 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265 & 266 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. I, ARTICLE III: On the Obligation of Contract, nn. ¶1055, ¶1056, ¶1057, ¶1058, ¶1059 & ¶1060 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, FIRST PART: ON CONTRACTS I…, CHAPTER II: ON THE OBLIGATION OF CONTRACT, nn. ¶1, ¶858, ¶859, ¶860, ¶861, ¶862 & ¶863 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Sect. C, Ch. I, Question Five: On the Effect or Obligation of Contract, nn. 470, 471 & 472 (20 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. II, Disputation I: On Contract…, Question VI: On the obligation that results from a valid contract, nn. 1–19 (19 passages)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I
Slater, Cases I, Contracts, Case 1. Unlawful Contracts, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)
Slater, Cases I, Contracts, Case 3. A Contract with a Modus, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, IV. On the Modes of Acquiring Ownership by Private Will, n. 980 — When is a contract with a penal clause had? - What is understood by earnest money? R. To the first: A contract with a penal clause is when someone, to firm an obligation, binds himself to something if he does not keep it… Read in context →
Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XII. On Sale and Purchase, n. 1129 — What force do arrhae add to sale? What force does a promise of sale have? According to Roman Law: If arrhae are added only to a promise of sale, they do not confirm the contract, but each of the contracting parties can w… Read in context →
Vol. IV, On Marriage, I. On Betrothals and on the Banns, n. 943 — Is one withdrawing from betrothals bound to restore the earnest money? That betrothals can be contracted with earnest money given, there is no doubt. For earnest money is a pledge given of fulfilling the thing promised. … Read in context →
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. IX, Pt. I, Ch. IV, Article I. On an Oath Added to a Contract, nn. 497 & 498 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Tr. IX, Pt. I, Ch. IV, Article II. On Modes Prefixed to a Contract, nn. 499 & 500 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Tr. IX, Pt. I, Ch. IV, Article III. On Conditions Placed upon a Contract, nn. 501 & 502 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. III, Chapter II — On the various contracts, nn. VII, VIII & X (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part II — Chapter I: On Contracts in General, nn. 617, 618 & 619 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Contracts — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · Coppens, Moral Philosophy · 1917 Code of Canon Law — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)