Republic Keepers - Maxims of Law

Good Faith


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  • 50a.  Good faith does not suffer the same thing to be demanded twice; and in making satisfaction [for a debt or demand] it is not allowed to be done more than once.  9 Coke, 53; Dig. 50, 17, 57.
  • 50b.  By good faith a possessor makes the fruits consumed his own.  Tray. Max. 57.
  • 50c.  Good faith demands that what is agreed upon shall be done. Dig. 19, 20, 21; Id. 19, 1, 50; Id. 50, 8, 2, 13.
  • 50e.  Good faith does not allow us to demand twice the payment of the same thing. Dig. 50, 17, 57; Perline v. Dunn, 4 Johns Ch. (NY) 143.
  • 50f.  A possessor in good faith is only liable for that which he himself has obtained. 2 Inst. 285.
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