Elements of contract formation cases

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Created on: 03-07-17 09:29

What did Fisher v Bell establish?

His conviction was quashed as goods on display in shops are not 'offers' in the technical sense but an invitation to treat.

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What did Boots establish?

Goods on the shelf constitute an invitation to treat not an offer. A customer takes the goods to the till and makes an offer to purchase.

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What did Partridge v Critteden establish?

he defendant's conviction was quashed. The advert was an invitation to treat not an offer.

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What did Sale of Goods Act s57 (2) establish?

A sale by auction is complete when the auctioneer announces its completion by the fall of the hammer, or in other customary manner; and until the announcement is made any bidder may retract his bid.

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What did Spencer v Harding establish?

Unless the advertisement specifies that the highest tender would be accepted there was no obligation to sell to the person submitting the highest tender. The advert amounted to an invitation to treat, the tender was an offer.

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What did Harvey v Facey establish?

Merely responding to a request for information not an offer. There was thus no evidence of an intention that the telegram sent by Facey was to be an offer.

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What did Cliffton v Palumbo establish?

There was not a contract merely an invitation to treat.

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What did Boots establish?

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Goods on the shelf constitute an invitation to treat not an offer. A customer takes the goods to the till and makes an offer to purchase.

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What did Partridge v Critteden establish?

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What did Sale of Goods Act s57 (2) establish?

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What did Spencer v Harding establish?

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Elements of contract formation cases