CASE ANALYSIS: Case: Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company [1893] 1 QB 256 Introduction: Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company Ltd is one of the most leading cases in the law of contracts under common law. Known for both its academic importance and its contribution in the development of the laws relating unilateral contracts‚ it is still binding on lower courts in England and Wales‚ and is still cited by judges in their judgements. This research paper aims to critically examine and analyze the
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fulfilling the required conditions‚ the person becomes an offeree and is therefore eligible to claim the reward. The above principle of law regarding an offer made to the entire world is established in Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co (1893) 1 QB 256. In this case‚ the newspaper advert by the Carbolic Smoke Ball Company stated the reward of £100 for anyone who contracted flu after using the product as instructed. On top of it the
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Suman Siva Prof. Jeong Chun Phuoc 012014111647 Assignment 2 – Weekly Case Law Critique WEEK 1 CASE LAW ON CARLILL V CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL (1893) Issue 1. Was the advertisement by Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. a contract with the whole world? 2. Was the advertisement by Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.‚ rewarding 100 pounds to any person who uses the product (smoke ball) as directed for a given period and still get contracted to influenza‚ colds or other diseases a "mere puff"/ “nudum pactum” ? Analysis From my
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WRITING I Mid – Term Examination Project Fall 2013 - 2014 The issue was between Louisa Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. Back at 1892 ‚ There was a big influenza in United Kingdom caused over 1 million people get killed . Carbolic Smoke Ball Company made a cure which was a steam ball that u inhale 3 times in a day after two weeks time you can not get any influenza . Company made an advertisenment via newspaper
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Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball [1892] 2 QB 484 The case of Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball is one of the most important cases in English legal history. It was so confident of the usefulness of the carbolic smoke ball‚ and its ability not only to cure but also to prevent someone from getting the flu‚ that it advertised on the following basis: (Anyone who used the carbolic smoke ball in a particular way for a specified period of time‚ but who still caught influenza afterwards‚ would be
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in the case of Carlil v. Carbolic Smoke Ball 1893‚ Mrs Carlil saw an advertisement of Carbolic Smoke Ball Company will rewards 100 pounds to anyone who caught flu after using its smoke balls as directed for 14 days. Later then‚ Mrs Carlil bought the smoke ball‚ used it directed and caught flu. However‚ when she wanted to claimed that 100 pounds‚ she was rejected by the company. So she sued the company in contract. The case was concluded where the advertisement made by Carbolic Smoke Ball Company is
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Assignment on the case of Carlill vs. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. Ltd a) Explain whether there was any contract made between Carlill and Carbolic Smoke Ball or not? Give reason. Yes‚ there was contract made between Carlill and Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. Ltd. The advertisement was placed in newspaper and said that the smoke ball product would prevent influenza if the buyers used it as directed and in spite of this if the buyer catches influenza than the company would give £100 to the user
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Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. Ltd published an advertisement in Pall Mall Gazzette offering that they would pay a sum of 100 pound to anyone who got contracted with influenza after using its product following the instructions provided with the smoke ball and they had deposited 1000 pound in the Alliance Bank to prove their seriousness over the advertisement. The plaintiff used their product but still contracted influenza. The plaintiff sued the company for 100 pound. But yet‚ Carbolic Smoke Ball
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1 Q.B. 256 (Cite as: [1893] 1 Q.B. 256) Page 1 *256 Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company. In the Court of Appeal. CA Lindley‚ Bowen and A. L. Smith‚ L.JJ. 1892 Dec. 6‚ 7. Contract--Offer by Advertisement--Performance of Condition in Advertisement-- Notification of Acceptance of Offer--Wager--Insurance--8 & 9 Vict. c. 109-- 14 Geo. 3‚ c. 48‚ s. 2. The defendants‚ the proprietors of a medical preparation called "The Carbolic Smoke Ball‚" issued an advertisement in which they offered to pay
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2). Discuss and compare the decision of the High Court and the Appeal Court in Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball [1893] Q.B. 256 (C.A.) (CO2) Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company is an English contract law decision by the Court of Appeal‚ which held an advertisement containing certain terms to get a reward constituted a binding unilateral offer that could be accepted by anyone who performed its terms. The Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. made a product called the "smoke ball". It claimed to be a cure for influenza
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