Fisher v Bell
1961 · 1 QB 394
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- Facts
- A flick-knife was displayed in a shop window with a price ticket. The seller was charged with offering it for sale.
- Issue
- Is a window display an offer?
- Held
- No. It is an . No offence was committed.
- Principle
- A priced item in a window invites offers. It does not make one.
- Why it matters
- Parliament later changed the statute. The contract rule is unchanged.
Words and Latin in this note
- Invitation to treat
- A step that invites the other person to make an offer. A shop display, a price in a window, and most advertisements are invitations, not offers. Open the note.
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