LAW2101 : Contract A, the facts and the rules.docx
12 Jul 2013
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Gibson v manchester city council [1979] 1 wlr 294. Gibson fills out a form to buy property off the council. A new council is elected which refuses to sell the house. It was held that the words maybe be prepared to sell, and if you would like to make a formal application to buy in the council s letter prevent the letter from being taken as an offer. Carlill v carbolic smoke ball co [1893] 1 qb 256. It was held that the ad contained an express offer to pay the award. It was not a mere puff because money was deposited shewing our sincerity. carlil accepted the offer by performing the act (unilateral). The offer was open to anyone who contracted the flu within a reasonable time after contracting the flu. Macrobertson miller airline services v commissioner of state taxation (wa) (1975) 133 clr 125.
