Offer case test Flashcards
What is the rule for the case of Professor Treital ?
expression of willingness 2 contract certain terms w intention 2 bcome binding when accept.
What is the case wher ‘may be willing’ meant that an offer must be certain?
What happened?
Gibson V MCC
council sent letter 2 tenants ‘may be willing to sell property’
What does Partridge V Crittenden say about adverts ?
Advert in magazine birds 4 sale
Ad = ITT not intend to be bound
what case refers to a flick knife in a shop window and what is the rule ?
Fisher V Bell
display of goods in shop window is ITT
What is facts and rule of PGSB V Boots ?
medicine on shelves
display of goods is ITT offer to buy from cust. to cashiers
What case and the facts show a statement of price isn’t an offer?
Harvey V Facey
H but F farm H sent telegram ‘Will sell Bumper Hall Penn T low price’ F ‘£900’ H try accept can’t it just SoP
What is facts and rule of Gushing V Lynn
Buyer of horse promise pay more if horse lucky - too vague to enforce
must be certain
What is rule for Thornton V Shoe Lane Parking?
A clause cannot be incorporated. after a contract has been concluded without reasonable notice before
What are facts and name of case that introduces offer must be communicated?
Taylor V Laird
T gave up being caption of ship & worked as crew member but didn’t tell owner so not paid
How did Routledge V Grant display that an offer can be revoked any time before acceptance ?
G offered house for sale saying offer open for 6 weeks when he said we no longer wanted to , enough to revoke as R hadn’t accepted
How did Byrne V Van Tienhoven not revive before acceptance ?
1/10 D makes offer on letter 8/10 D revokes 11/10 C receives 15/10 accepts 20/10 receive revoke = ineffective
What is rule and facts of Dickinson V Dodds ?
Do offered sell houses 2 Di when 3rd party revoke for Do = effectivr
What are facts for Bradbury V Morgan for death of offeror ?
L (M bro) request B give £10” to M L guarantee account owned by M to this effect . B credit M & sold good 2 L as usual. L died & B didn’t know. B brought action for pay due for goods
What is the facts and name of the case that recognises an offer can end due to a reasonable lapse of time ?
Ramsgate V Montefoire
08/06 M offer buy shares at fixed price in hotel on 23/11 offer accept but did t want as share price drop long delay meant offer cant b accepted
What are facts and them of Errington & Errington V Woods ?
dad pay deposit on house 4 son & said would transfer if pay mortgage & did
acceptance of unilateral offer by performance cannot be revoked when underway
Facts and rule of Hyde V Wrench ?
W offer sell farm for £1000 H make counter offer of £950 H then try accept original but already ended
Counter isn’t acceptance
