A selection of cases on the law of contracts . ant of repair beforehe can be called on under the covenant tomake it good. RAMWELL, B. I am also of opinion that the plea is good,hold it to be so we must hold the defendants covenant tobe a covenant to repair on notice. I havethe strongest objec-tion to interpolate words into a contract, and think we oughtnever to do so unless there is some cogent and almost irre-sistible reason for it arising from the absurdity of the contractf it is^, read without them. Does such a reason, then, existX>dhink it does. I think that we are irresistibly driventh


A selection of cases on the law of contracts . ant of repair beforehe can be called on under the covenant tomake it good. RAMWELL, B. I am also of opinion that the plea is good,hold it to be so we must hold the defendants covenant tobe a covenant to repair on notice. I havethe strongest objec-tion to interpolate words into a contract, and think we oughtnever to do so unless there is some cogent and almost irre-sistible reason for it arising from the absurdity of the contractf it is^, read without them. Does such a reason, then, existX>dhink it does. I think that we are irresistibly driventhat the parties cannot have intended so preposterous aant as that the defendant should keep in repair that ofhe has no means of ascertaining the condition. The?~s in possession ; he can say to the lessor r^Tou shallnotcome on thej)remises without lawful cause ; and to come


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