CAUSE

That which produces an effect; whatever moves, impeis, or leads. The orl· gin or foundation of a thing, as of a suit or action; a ground of action. Corning v. McCullough, 1 N. Y. 47, 49 Am. Dec. 287; State v. Dougherty, 4 Or. 203. The consideration 'of a contract; that is, the inducement to it, or motive of the contracting party for entering into it, is, in the ~ivil and Scotch law, called the "cause.'! The civilians use the term "cause," in relation to obligatlons, in the same sense as the word "consideration" is used in the jurisprudence of England and tl;!e United States. It means the motive, the inducement to the agreement,--id qllOd indlllCet ad con.trahend,v,m. In contracts of mutue..l interest, the cause of the engagement is the thing given or done, or engaged to be given or don_eJ or· the risk incurred by one of the parties..oo.out on v. Noble, 1 Le. Ann, 102. ·, Ia pleading~ Reason; motive; matter of., ucue or justification. [s. 184]