Entores v Miles Far East Corporation
1955 · 2 QB 327
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- Facts
- Acceptance was sent by telex from the Netherlands to London.
- Issue
- When and where is an instantaneous acceptance complete?
- Held
- When and where it is received. The contract was made in London.
- Principle
- Instantaneous communications are effective on receipt, not on sending.
- Why it matters
- It is the contrast with the .
Words and Latin in this note
- Postal rule
- Where post is a permitted way to accept, the acceptance is complete when the letter is posted, even if it is lost. Open the note.
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