Law 5110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Contract, Sale Of Goods Act 1979
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Remember, we have already looked at the case of carlill v carbolic smokeball co as an example of an advertisement construed as an offer. Objective display of contractual intent is required. The company had displayed an intention to be bound with any party who came forward and met the conditions of their offer. Intend to avoid the problem of multi acceptance". Reserve their right to pick and choose who they contract with. Another interesting example can be found from in the american case of: Lefkowitz v great minneapolis surplus stores inc (1957 86 n. w. The defendant placed the following advertisement in a newspaper: saturday 9 a. m. sharp. The claimant saw the advertisement and was the first person to enter the store on saturday morning. The store refused to sell a coat at the discounted price to the claimant (they claimed they only ever intended to sell the coats to women).
