On the ground of comity and in accordance with the principle of international law, no court will enforce any agreement which will prejudice the home country in its relation with foreign nations. This would include contracts in fraud of a foreign country, as for example, where a foreign government sends an agent to another country to purchase fire arms and one of the consuls of this country agrees with a certain manufacturer of fire arms to recommend him to the agent in consideration of receiving a commission on the amount of the sale.38

34 Taylor vs. Hiestand, 46 Ohio St., 345, 20 N. E. Rep., 345; Fobes vs. Cantfield, 3 Ohio, 17; Young vs. Hill, 67 N. Y., 162.

35 Smith vs. Silver, 32 Ind., 321; Williams vs. Flower, 90 Ala.,

136, 7 S. Rep., 439; Dorsey vs.

Wolff (I11.), 32 N. E. Rep., 495. 36 Telford vs. Garrels, 132 I11., 550. 37 See Vol. VIII, Twenty-fourth Subject.