Legal Subject: Pactum Illicitum

Case Date Legal Subject Abstract
Attorney of Thomas Cullen & Co v. David Philp 1792 Debt, Creditor, Bill of Exchange, Contract, Employment, Pactum Illicitum The attorney of Thomas Cullen and Company opposed David Philp, merchant in Boarhills, who as suspender pleaded that no action could lie upon bills alleged to have arisen from a smuggling transaction in which the pursuers were principals or accessories. The attorney replied that this plea of non-action for smuggled goods was unjust and unsupported by law or fact.