Facts
- A man is contracted to complete a voyage between England and Jamaica for 8 weeks
- About 5 days before arriving, he died
- They do not pay him for any, so his widow sues
Held
- The obligation upon him was such that only entire performance would be acceptable
- Entire performance was a condition precedent to the contract so nothing else would succeed
-- Download Cutter v Powell (1795) 101 ER 573 as PDF --

