Acceptance Flashcards
(10 cards)
what is acceptance ?
‘unconditional assent to all the terms’
What must acceptance be ?
must b positive, unconditional and taken place before acceptance
What 3 things must be look at for acceptance?
method
unconditional
communicated
What must me consider for method ?
if a method has been insisted on (Yates V Pulleyn) however if suggestion any method if effective
How can acceptance be made ?
verbal, written or unilateral (Carlill V Carbolic Smokeball Co.)
What is the postal rule as in Adam’s V Lindsall ?
accept when post not when receive
What must the letter be to be proper under acceptance ?
in 📮 (Re London V Northern 🏦)
properly stamped and addressed ( 🏠 🔥 Insurance Co. V Grant)
What are the conditions for instantaneous method ?
when received (Entores V Miles)
working hrs (Brinkibon V Stahag)
x read (Thomas V BPE Solicitor)
What is unconditional meaning ?
agree w all terms (Hyde V 🔧)
How can acceptance be communicated?
x by silence/doing nothing (Felthouse V Brindley)
unilateral- conduct (Carbolic)