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 | When can a contract be unenforceable? | |
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| Statutes can say that certain contracts are not enforceable, like private betting contracts. | |
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| Courts look at the impact of a statute violation on the public welfare. |
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| Courts would rule a murder contract void because it has an impact on the public welfare, even though a homicide statute doesn't enforce it. | |
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| Courts look at how directly the contract and the violation of the statute are connected. | |
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| They also look at how involved the parties are in the violation of a statute. |
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| In the murder contract, one party murdered, and the other paid. | |
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| So they were deeply involved in the contract and will get in serious trouble. | |
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