Partridge v Crittenden
1968 · 2 All ER 421
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- Facts
- A classified advertisement offered bramblefinches at 25 shillings each. The was charged with offering a wild bird for sale.
- Issue
- Was the advertisement an offer?
- Held
- No. It was an . There was no offence.
- Principle
- A newspaper advertisement of goods is normally an invitation to treat.
- Why it matters
- Read it beside Carlill. Not every advertisement is the same.
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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