cases

• H v Facey

  facts: H wanted to buy Fs farm, sent telegram saying "will you sell to me, telegraph back lowest price", telegram replied "lowest price acccpetable £900" H said he accepts offer

  no contract, Fs reply was not promise to sell, statement of price

  H tried to accept but could not as statement was not an offer
• mere statement of price (case)

  H v Facey
• Carlill v The Carbolic Smoke Ball Ltd HL (TCSB)

  facts: comapny placed advert for patent medicine- would prevent people catching flu, if they caught the flu £100 would be paid

  mrs c caught flu after using smoke ball correctly, company refused to pay- advert was ITT


  HL enforced claim

  advert was offer as it was so detailed, could be accepted by anyone who used smoke ball correctly

  if advert indicates course of action in return for which avertiser makes promise to pay, bound by promise
• ITT: adverts (cases)

  Carlill v The Carbolic Smoke Ball Co LTD (TCSB)

  Partridge v Crittenden
• ITT: Goods on Supermarket Shelves(case)

  Pharmaceutical Society of GB v Boots Cash Chemist Ltd
• ITT: Goods in Shop Windows (cases)

  Fisher v Bell

  Gibson v Manchester City Council
• ITT: Auctions (cases)

  Payne v Cave - laid out the ruling

  British Car Auctions v Wright - applied ruling
• ITT: Machines (case)

  Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking