Offer and acceptance
Doctrine in Contract. 3 cases, with the principle each one established. By lanbuk.com.
- Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co [1892] EWCA Civ 1 (7 December 1892)
United Kingdom · 1892
Principle established: An advertisement offering a reward for performing a specific act constitutes a unilateral offer to the world, which becomes a binding contract upon performance of the conditions.
- Mohamed Bangura v Dalian Shangai Fishing Cooperation [2018] SLCA 1270 (6 August 2018)
Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 2018
Principle established: An oral agreement between a local agent and representatives of a foreign company regarding the promotion and operation of a business can create binding legal obligations.
- Thompson, Smith & Johnson v G.B. Ollivant & Company Limited [1923] SLCA 2 (29 January 1923)
Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 1923
Principle established: An informal document clearly purporting to authorize someone to take out letters of administration is effective, and a receipt naming parties and main terms satisfies the memorandum requirement for land sales.