Da Costa v Jones

Da Costa v Jones
Court	King's Bench
Citation(s)	(1778) 2 Cowp 729
Judge(s) sitting	Lord Mansfield

Da Costa v Jones (1778) 2 Cowp 729 is a landmark English contract law case.

Facts

A wager was made on the sex of a certain individual.

Judgment

Lord Mansfield held the contract was ineffective, on the basis that it was not in good faith.

See also

• Good faith

Notes

References

• Warren Swain, in C Mitchell and P Mitchell, Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract (2008)