Advertisement = invitation to treat

Partridge v. Crittenden
Pf advertise to sell live wild bird
Bramblefinch cocks and hens, 25s each
Court held = advertisement merely invitation to treat
Offer must be clear and unambiguous statement.
Offer accept = offeree accept exact term
Counter-offer (destroy offer) = offeree make new term
Offer that be accept = cannot be revoked
Advertisement = offer IF display definite intention to be bound
Carlill v. carbolic Smoke Ball Co
Counter-offer = no contract
Hyde v. Wrench
Df offer to sell at 1k but Pf agreed to buy at 900
Few weeks later Pf accept offer at 1K
Court held : no contract because counter offer destroy the original offer
Request for information = not counter-offer
Stevenson v. Mclean
Df sell iron to Pf
Pf Please wire whether you would accept 40 for delivery over 2 months, if not, longest time
limit
Court held = once offer made, it must continue until moment it accept or withdrawn
As stated in Byrne v Tienhoven un-communicated revocation = no revocation
Silence = no acceptance
Felthouse v Bindley
Uncle offer to buy horse and said if he heard nothing further, he would assume he can buy horse
Court held = silence is not acceptance, acceptance must be communicated
Acceptance effective upon posting even there might be delay / non delivery
Adams v Lindsell
Acceptance by post / time = effective from the time of posting