What is the applicable principle on the principle of an agreement not to be reached until money is paid?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Trans Pacific Mining Ltd. et al v. Findlay et al, 2004 BCSC 1433 (CanLII):

The applicable principle, which has been the law since at least 1856, on those facts, taken from Pym v. Campbell,[1] is -- there could, "... not be an agreement till money was paid ...".

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