Philosophy 2080 Chapter Notes -Appellate Court, Fax, Puffery
3 Feb 2014
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Can be an issue regarding all the elements of a contract. If a customer accepted the offer of the merchant when it selected the product off the shelf, then the customer could not change its mind and put the item back on the shelf. Offer had been revoked by sale to third party. Promise to keep offer open was a gratuitous promise, a nudum pactum , no consideration for that promise. Knew at the time of the acceptance that the defendant had changed his mind, parties are not in consensus ad idem, etc. Williams v. carwardine: facts, walter carwardine was murdered on april 12, 1831 and was seen that night with with mary. Williams knew about the reward at the time of her disclosure, clarke did not know. He admitted that he had forgotten about reward, and that he was mainly interested in the pardon.
