Case Brief: Fisher v Bell
By Yaw Nkansah Abankroh · 14 September 2023 · ≈ 1 min read
Fisher v Bell [1961] 1 QB 394 (QB)
A shopkeeper displayed a flick knife in his shop window with a ticket stating
‘Ejector knife—4 shillings’.
He was charged with offering the knife for sale contrary to section 1(1) of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959.
Held: A display of goods in a shop window with a price ticket attached was merely an invitation
to treat and not an offer for sale, so that no offence had been committed
