Question 1
Contract
A contract is a voluntary lawfully binding agreement between two competent and interested parties(Business Dictionary).
Four essentials that creates contract
• Agreement • Legal Capacity • Intention to enter legal relations • Considerations
Definition of Invitation to Treat
This refers to an invitor is eager to compromise into negotiations but is not yet willing to be obligated. Responding to an invitation does not equalise to an agreement; a response generally may likely lead to offer. (Stuff Marnah, Essential Contract Law, 1997)
Case Law: Hens were advertised by plaintiff in the newspaper and found offensive by the defendant as this is a wild life bird, however plaintiff was not charged guilty as advertising it
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massively advertised their product in newspaper and promised guarantee of satisfaction. However, if the person who purchased followed the instructions that were given were followed promptly and still catch influenza. They promised that they can claim the reward and claimed deposited money to Alliance Bank. The defendant lost the case as the court addressed that the plaintiff has accepted the terms given by the company. Therefore, there was a contract made. (Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co., 1893)
Case Law: An uncle sued the auctioneer’s nephew for conversion of tort as he sold the horse that he claimed he already owned. The nephew however did not sell the horse to his uncle, his uncle had given a statement such ‘if I hear no more about him, I consider the horse mine at £30 15s’. The court did not give the favour to the uncle as silence does equalise to acceptance and found not sufficient enough to make a valid contract. (Felthouse v Bindley, 1862)
Hence, the car sale advertised by D does not create contract between D and E as there was no offer to E to begin with. The car will also still be D’s possession, and any claim of ownership by person F will not be valid in court. F has no right for the car even if there was a 40,000 cheque and a letter given so long as there was no acknowledgement and acceptance made. Prior to study, D is not blinded with E and F.
Termination of Offer and its
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