Case briefs

Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. [1893] 1 QB 256 (CA) The defendants, who made and sold a medical product called ‘The …

Gibbons v Proctor (1891) 64 LT 594 On 29 May, the defendant had offered a reward of £25 to the person who …

Butler Machine Tool Co. Ltd v Ex-Cell-O Corporation (England) Ltd [1979] 1 WLR 401 (CA) On 23 May 1969, the sellers issued …

Stevenson, Jacques & Co. v McLean (1880) 5 QBD 346 (QB) The defendant wrote to the plaintiffs giving 40 shillings net cash …

Brogden v Metropolitan Railway Co. (1877) 2 App Cas 666 (HL) Brogden, the plaintiff had suggested that the defendant Railway Company should …

Warlow v Harrison (1859) 1 E & E 309, 120 ER 925 (Exchequer Chamber) The defendant, Harrison, an auctioneer, advertised the sale …

Harris v Nickerson (1873) LR 8 QB 286 (QB) The defendant auctioneer advertised that lots, including certain office furniture, would be sold …

Spencer v Harding (1870) LR 5 CP 561 (CP) The case is well summarized by Willes J: The action is brought against …