In which case did the court decide that performance of an existing contractual duty by a group of sailors was not good consideration for the captain's promise to pay extra wages?
A)Glasbrook Bros Ltd v Glamorgan County Council [1925] AC 270.
B)Stilk v Myrick [1809] 2 Camp 317.
C)Roscorla v Thomas [1842] 3 QB 234.
D)Hartley v Ponsonby (1871)119 ER 1471.

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Stilk v Myrick established the principle that performance of an existing contractual duty does not amount to consideration for a promise to pay extra. In this case, the court decided that the extra wages promised by the captain to some of his sailors were not enforceable because the sailors were already contractually obligated to perform their duties, and thus their performance did not amount to fresh consideration.

In Which Case Did the Court Decide That Performance of an Existing