Offer Cases

Question 1

Pharneceuticae society v boots

Answer 1

Contract formed when goods at desk not shelves

Question 2

Partridge v crittenden

Answer 2

Advertisement for hens at 25s each was an invitation to treat not an offer

Question 3

Payne v cave

Answer 3

Request for bids at auction is an itt

Question 4

Harvey v facey-

Answer 4

Minimum price is not an offer - face had written lowest price acceptable for his would be 900 % Harvey tried to claim this was an offer and accepted

Question 5

Gutting v Lyn

Answer 5

Terms must be certain promise to pay £5 more if horse was luck too vague

Question 6

Routledge u Grant

Answer 6

Can withdraw offer at any point before accepted - Grant offered on a house saying offer stood for. 6 weeks however changed mind in the. 6 weeks

Question 7

Dickinson u Dodds

Answer 7

. Communication of withdraw can be by relauable third party

Question 8

Carlill v carbolic smoke ball Co

Answer 8

Smoke ball advertised if used and got flu they would pay £100 Carlill got flu, held promise was offer and it accepted when she used it

Question 9

Inland revenue v fry

Answer 9

Offeree must have knowledge of the offer to be valid and enforceable

Question 10

. Errington v errington and woods

Answer 10

Unilateral offer cannot be withdraws while is offeree is performing - father promise house to son if mortgage paid off. Father does son keeps it if he pays mortgage