Cases for tomorrow

Question 1

Case for unilateral contract

Answer 1

Carlill v. Carboliic Smoke ball co.

Question 2

Case for bilateral contract

Answer 2

Hamer v. Sidway

Question 3

What case did the court hold that a contract could be a deed even if it is not sealed, as long s the parties clearly intended it to be so?

Answer 3

First National Securities Ltd v. Jones

Question 4

What case did the court hold that actual delivery was not needed in formal contracts, as long as the parties showed intention to be bound?

Answer 4

Xenes v. Wickham

Question 5

What case did the court rule that a simple contract could be formed even though there was an existing legal duty

Answer 5

Hartley v. Ponsonby

Question 6

Case for express contract

Answer 6

Hamer v. Sidway

Question 7

Case for implied contract (The defendant did not sign but he was bound because evidence showed that he was acting by it)

Answer 7

Brogden v. Metropolitan Railway Co.

Question 8

Case for offer to the public

Answer 8

Agoma v. Guiness Nigeria Ltd

Question 9

Case where the court said that only the person who the offer was made can accept it

Answer 9

Boulton v. Jones

Question 10

what case talked about an offer being communicated (The whole wife and brooch stuff)

Answer 10

R v. Clarke

Question 11

What case talked about revocation of contract (The house for sale till June 12 but didn’t meet up)

Answer 11

Dickinson v. Dodd

Question 12

what is a case for lapse of time (Offering to buy shares but the company did not answer him early)

Answer 12

Ramsgate Victoria Hotel v. Monteffiore

Question 13

What case talks about silence not being acceptance

Answer 13

Fellhouse v Bindley

Question 14

What case talks about counter-offer (100 pounds for car then replied with 950 pounds)

Answer 14

Hyde v. Wrench

Question 15

What case talks about conditional acceptance

Answer 15

UBA v. Tejumola

Question 16

What case talks about cross offer (The whole 800 tons of iron at 69 units per ton)

Answer 16

Tinny v. Hofman & co

Question 17

What case talks about acceptance in ignorance of offer (The one about the superintendent and prize money for criminal capture)

Answer 17

Gibbons v. Proctor

Question 18

what case talks about an acceptance, when the terms are already stated. (The one about the supreme court and wagon, 300 barrels of flour at $9.5 per barrel)

Answer 18

Eliason v. Henshaw

Question 19

What case talks about acceptance by post

Answer 19

Adams v. Lindsell

Question 20

What case talks about acceptance by way of conduct

Answer 20

Felthouse v. Bindley

Question 21

A case to illustrate the concept of consideration

Answer 21

Hamer v. Sidway

Question 22

What case about the sailors did the court say that a job you are bound to do is not consideration

Answer 22

Stick v. Myrick

Question 23

What case talks about that whole biafra stuff

Answer 23

Chief A.N. Onyuike v. G.E. Okeke

Question 24

What case did the court hold that domestic agreements were not binding

Answer 24

Balfour v. Balfour

Question 25

What case talked about exclusion clause in a commercial agreement

Answer 25

Jones v. Venron's Pools Ltd.

Question 26

Case for contract with infant over necessities (the one for fancy clothes)

Answer 26

Nash v. Immon

Question 27

what case talks about infant apprenticeship

Answer 27

De Francesco v. Barnum

Question 28

What case wanted to end a lawful marriage

Answer 28

Wager v. Wager

Question 29

What case talks about a party with mental illness therefore no capacity

Answer 29

Ferguson v. Ferguson

Question 30

What case talks about only individuals being allowed to claim duress and not organizations

Answer 30

Oilserv Ltd v. L.A.I. Co. (Nig.) Ltd

Question 31

What case talks about duress to person (The one about threats to murder)

Answer 31

Barton v. Armstrong

Question 32

What case talks about duress to goods, with toll money being forced from him or else his stall will be closed

Answer 32

Maskell v. Horner

Question 33

What case talks about economic duress

Answer 33

The Atlantic Baron

Question 34

What case talks about undue influence (the one of the woman and spiritual leader)

Answer 34

Allcard v. Skinner

Question 35

What case talks about undue influence (The boss persuading the employee to secure guarantees)

Answer 35

Bank of Credit and Commerce International v. Akindele

Question 36

What case talks about the mistake in the quality of the oats

Answer 36

Smith v. Hughes

Question 37

What case talks about false statement of facts regarding a train station

Answer 37

Derry v. peeks

Question 38

What case talks about unilateral mistake (the one about the fraudster and selling goods)-unilateral mistake

Answer 38

Cunday v. Lindsay

Question 39

What is a scenario of common mistake

Answer 39

Like when the two of them make a mistake regarding the same key factor of the contract, e.g. the subject matter ceases to exist without their knowledge. Strickland v. Turner

Question 40

what case talks about mutual mistake, regarding the departure date of a ship

Answer 40

Raffles v. Wichelhaus

Question 41

What case talks about unilateral mistake

Answer 41

Abdul Yusuf v. Nigeria Tobacco Company

Question 42

What case talks about what fully constitutes misrepresentation

Answer 42

Udokwu v. oki

Question 43

What case talks about non-disclosure of divorcee status

Answer 43

Fletcher v. krill

Question 44

What case talks about the company that used the money to pay off debt

Answer 44

Edgington v. Fitzmaurice

Question 45

What case says that the smallest body gesture counts as conduct misrepresentation

Answer 45

Walters v. Morgan

Question 46

What case talks about substantial performance (The one of repairs but didn't finish the job)

Answer 46

Darkin & Co Ltd v. Lee

Question 47

What case talks about partial performance (the one of the dead sailor)

Answer 47

Cutter v. Powell

Question 48

What case talks about accepting partial performance

Answer 48

Omoleye v. Okeowo

Question 49

What case talks about repudiation (the one on that principle)

Answer 49

Johnson v. Milling

Question 50

What case talks about fundamental breach

Answer 50

Photo Productions ltd v. Securicor Transport Ltd.

Question 51

What case did the court hold that when one party repudiates, the other is not obliged to accept the breach and should instead sue for damages

Answer 51

Modern Publications Ltd v. Academy Press Publications Ltd.

Question 52

Case where the innocent party treats it as a breach

Answer 52

Maschi v. Lep Air Services Ltd

Question 53

What case talked about change in law, over the contract (the one of the landlord and train)

Answer 53

Bailey v. De Crispigby

Question 54

What case talked about civil war and the employee who wanted arrears salary from his boss, the defendant

Answer 54

Daps Brown v. Haco Ltd.

Question 55

What case talks about the concert hall burning

Answer 55

Taylor v. Caldwell

Question 56

What case did a court state that only a party to a contract can sue on it and a stranger cannot

Answer 56

Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co. Ltd. v. Selfridge Ltd.

Question 57

What did the court say in Currie v. Misa

Answer 57

Consideration is some right, interest, profit or benefit accruing to one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss or responsibility given, suffered or undertaken by the other

Question 58

What case was the rule that a revocation can take place at any time before the acceptance

Answer 58

Payne v. Cave

Question 59

What case did the court hold that revocation could be communicated through a third party

Answer 59

Dickinson v Dodd

Question 60

What case was it held that if a man who makes an offer dies, the offer cannot be accepted

Answer 60

Dickinson v. Dodd

Question 61

What was held in the case of Rann v. Hughes

Answer 61

It was held that a contract may be written and still be simple if it was not under seal and therefore still required that consideration should be furnished.