Thursday, 6 May 2010

Felthouse v Bindley [1862] EWHC CP J35

Felthouse v Bindley [1862] EWHC CP J35
A nephew discussed buying a horse from his uncle. He offered to purchase the horse and said if I don't hear from you by the weekend I will consider him mine. The horse was then sold by mistake at auction. The auctioneer had been asked not to sell the horse but had forgotten. The uncle commenced proceedings against the auctioneer for conversion. The action depended upon whether a valid contract existed between the nephew and the uncle.

Held:

There was no contract. You can not have silence as acceptance.

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  1. it's the uncle buying the horse from his nephew, not the other way round

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