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website. The “Maria,” having fifty tons of oil on board, was lost by perils of the sea. Can silence be considered as a valid acceptance? Complete silence is not sufficient. It is clear, therefore, that the nephew in his own mind intended his uncle to have the horse at the price which he (the uncle) had named, ? Felthouse v Bindley [1862] EWHC CP J35 142 ER 1037, is a landmark case in Contract law which states that one cannot impose an obligation on another to reject one's offer or "silence cannot amount to acceptance". On careful observation, one may note, in the above-mentioned cases, it can be seen that silence was coupled with some positive conduct and nowhere mere silence on the part of the offeree amounted to acceptance. 1 Q.B.D. Felthouse negotiated to purchase a horse from his nephew. - When you said you would have him, I considered you were aware of the price. But for the Uncle to show the horse was his property, he had to show there was a valid contract. Secondly, one cannot impose obligations on an unwilling party of an agreement and lastly mere silence on the part of the offeree does not amount to acceptance. v. Mt. The nephew's letter of 27 Febr… It appears to me that, independently of the subsequent letters, there had been no bargain to pass the property in the horse to the plaintiff, and therefore that he had no right to complain of the sale. Keating J I am of the same opinion. The claimant and a third party were in negotiations for the sale of a horse. �VՇ`l�L`(4��)Z����d��2֭�ש�nj�E�kI���t9���i#��j�WpG� i-K�Fl�ؗJ'���}�a�8�-�4c{��f�S#����?��i��u�y �� ��c PAUL FELTHOUSE v BINDLEY _____ This was an action for the conversion of a horse. According to Judge Willes, it was clear that the uncle had no right to impose upon the nephew a sale of his horse for £30.5s. However, the auctioneer then went ahead and sold the horse by mistake. endstream endobj 112 0 obj <>/Metadata 13 0 R/Pages 109 0 R/StructTreeRoot 23 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 113 0 obj <>/MediaBox[0 0 595.32 841.92]/Parent 109 0 R/Resources<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI]>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 114 0 obj <>stream was having a sale told the … Felthouse v Bindley (1862) 11 C. B. N. S 869; 142 ER 1037, Court of Common Pleas [This version of the judgment has been edited by Dr Robert N Moles Underlining where it occurs is for editorial emphasis] Contract Law Homepage A state of Injustice – table of contents Losing Their Grip – The Case of Henry Keogh – table of contents Paul the uncle and John the nephew were negotiating about the sale of farming stock. The claimant and a third party were in negotiations for the sale of a horse. According to this case when some situations, offeree’s silence coupled with his conduct which turns into a positive action may constitute an acceptance, an agreement sub silentio. Though the nephew expressed interest in completing the sale there was no communication of that intention until after the horse was sold at auction on 25 February. If you need this or any other sample, we Citations: 142 ER 1037; (1862) 11 CB NS 869; (1862) 6 LT 157. Later the case has been rethought, because it appeared that on the facts, acceptance was communicated by conduct (see, Brogden v Metropolitan Railway). A proposal had been made, but there had before that day been no acceptance binding the nephew. yt�`P@-�?��^�h}�M}��[ ��B��F�x�@��Db0�a �_ But could the acceptance not be by conduct – taking the offeror at his word and doing nothing more to try to sell the horse? : but he had not communicated such his intention to his uncle, or done anything to bind himself. How Legal-Framework To Tackle Covid-19 Would Have Looked Like With Public Health Act, 2017? The plaintiffs having insured the oil on board the “Maria,” together with their expected profits thereon, it was held that they had no insurable interest, as the contract they had entered into with H. & Co. , being verbal only, was incapable of being enforced. Felthouse v Bindley (1862) English contract law case on the rule that one cannot impose an obligation on another to reject one's offer. Also, in the case of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. v. The Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd.[3], it was held that the terms between the parties can be proved not only by their words but also by their conduct. The uncle gave a definite offer to the nephew in January, however no response was given, and no actions were performed as the horse remained in the possession of the nephew. 30 and 15s. Felthouse v Bindley (1862) EWHC CP J 35, is the leading English contract law case on the rule that one cannot impose an obligation on another to reject one’s offer.
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