Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, R. v. Millis (1844), 16 C1.& Fin. 719.
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A contract executed without any part performance.
— Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux on Marriage
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Source: Wikiquote: "Marriage" (Quotes, The Dictionary of Legal Quotations (1904), Law of marriage: Quotes reported in James William Norton-Kyshe, The Dictionary of Legal Quotations (1904), p. 165-166.)
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About Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
The Right Honourable Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, PC (September 19, 1778 – May 7, 1868) was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
About Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
The Right Honourable Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, PC (September 19, 1778 – May 7, 1868) was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
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