Slade's Case
Court of Exchequer Chamber
76 Eng. Rep. 1074 (1602)
Relevant factsFree
Morley (defendant) promised to pay Slade (plaintiff) 16 pounds for wheat and rye but failed to pay, and Slade brought an action on the case in assumpsit; Morley argued assumpsit was not the proper form of action for this kind of contractual failure.
IssueFree
Whether assumpsit is a proper action for a defendant's failure to pay under a contract for the sale of goods.