case case case english contract law ran medieval common law claims seeking debt matters pursued writ debt problematic archaic process lawyers succeeded creating method enforced bench action technically legal fiction failing pay promising defendant committed liable conservative court court chamber began decisions king bench causing friction courts case case brought judges common pleas king bench transferred king bench judges allowed vote case dragged years judgment finally delivered chief justice king bench ruled claims valid decision called watershed moment english law archaic outdated principles modern effective soon main course action contract cases seen example judicial legislation courts making revolutionary decision parliament failed background medieval common law way resolve dispute seeking money contract matters writ debt hear archaic work involved precise pleading minor flaw documents court case thrown middle 16th century lawyers attempted alternative action technically type argument based idea inherent promise contract pay money failing pay defendant lawyers succeeded bench agreeing hear cases piece legal fiction judges common pleas traditional group rejected argument accepted cases actual promise addition contract action advantages writ debt count having jury debt defendant rely law produced people swear owe money case dismissed addition worked agreements normal contracts new form set court common pleas judges held majority regularly began reverse king bench based conflict king bench common pleas problematic sure sort judge case come lending uncertainty law suggests environment chief justice king deliberately provoked common pleas resolve matter case facts grain merchant claimed agreed buy crop wheat paying agreement brought case heard judges common pleas king bench heard jury found owed money judgment issued case transferred older version sitting allowed king bench judges sit counsel arguing king bench power hear actions represented quality legal argument high bacon subtle capable distinguishing precedent brought member knew records better directly confronting opposing counsel argument firstly fact king bench allowed hear actions long meant acceptable based institutional second subject promise original agreement included implied promise payment case continued years point judges let matter continue years reach decision eventually november issued judgment behalf court stated firstly contract implies promise secondly contract action debt lies action case report case published reports judgment unanimous modern commentators assert narrow likely dividing line king bench judges judgment lord held sue successful said following significance impact case immediate overwhelming considers case watershed moment archaic conservative form law modern efficient method dominant form contract cases door opened wide suggests wide commentaries laws england explained reason subsequently passed case particularly notable example judicial legislation judges significantly law moving forward way parliament considered impact arguments define consideration conservative outlook common pleas soon changed death activist chief justice common pleas common pleas judges uncertain followed anderson lead case changed mind
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