Cases

• Guthing v Lynn: requirement for certainty in contract terms, seller wanted more money if horse was “lucky”, deemed not an enforceable term
• Hillas v Arcas: illustrating the enforceability of contractual options, option contained in contract to buy extra timer, deemed enforceable due to prior dealings between parties
• Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co: offer/invitation to treat an offer, compensation if product didn’t work, court decided legal elements were present
• Bloom v American Switch watch: understanding unilateral contracts and the concept of acceptance by performance, reward for information regarding theft, upheld because advertisement constituted and offer to the world
• Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemist: Offer/invitation to treat, goods on shelf are invitation to treat not offer, offer is made when customer brings goods to counter offer is accepted when cashier accepts payment
• Partridge v Crittenden: offer/invitation to treat,  advertisement with wild bird for sale but not guilty because wasn’t seen as offer
• Fisher v Bell: offer/invitation to treat, display in window of shop is not an offer but invitation to treat, illegal knife was being shown
• Gibson v Manchester City Council: offer/invitation to treat, council said they “may be prepared” to sell something to Gibson, he accepted, not seen as an offer but invitation to treat
• Harvey v Facey: difference between request for information and offer, replying to request for info does not constitute offer
• Dickinson v Dodds: terminating an offer timeframe, an offer can be withdrawn anytime before acceptance
• Routledge v Grant: terminating an offer revocation, offer can be withdrawn anytime before acceptance
• Hyde v Wrench: terminating an offer counteroffer, a counteroffer makes a previous offer void
• Pickfords Ltd v Celestica Ltd: fulfilling contractual obligations and consequences of failing to do so, Pickfords damaged goods which Celestica ordered it to transport, Pickfords was liable due to failure to adequately perform obligations
• Butler Machine Tool v Ex-cell-O corp: battle of the form in contract law, when counter offer is accepted terms of original offer are no longer valid
• Adams v Lindsell: postal rule, offer is not valid until it is received acceptance is effective upon postage 
• Hollier v Rambler Motors: exemption clauses communication, damage to personal car, exclusions clause not clearly enough communicated even though previous dealings had taken place but they were too infrequent
• Chappelton v Barry UDC: exemption clause communication, clause was on receipt, deemed not to be reasonable for someone to assume receipt was contract
• Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking: exemption clause communication, clause was on ticket for entry, exclusion clause not communicated clearly enough
• Spurling v Bradshaw: exemption clause communication, receipt contained clause, deemed valid due to many previous dealings in which clause was communicated
• Hadley v Baxendale: remoteness of damages, defendant is not liable for unforeseeable damages at the time contract is made