Postal rule Flashcards
1
Q
Adams v Lindsell [1818]
established ‘postal rule’
A
2
Q
Holwell Securities v Hughes [1974]
postal rule does not apply when excluded nor ‘its application would produce manifest inconvenience and absurdity’
A
3
Q
Byrne v Van Tienhoven [1880]
the offeror cannot revoke their offer after the offeree’s acceptance is posted (unless the postal rule is excluded). The postal acceptance rule does not apply to revocations
A
4
Q
Household Fire Insurance v Grant [1879]
unless excluded by the terms of the offer acceptance takes place when the offeree posts their acceptance even if they never receive the postal acceptance or it is delayed
A
