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CarlillvCarbolicSmokeBallCo

CarlillvCarbolicSmokeBallCo[1893]1QB256Courtof
Appeal
ANewspaperadvertplacedbythedefendantstated:
100rewardwillbepaidbytheCarbolicSmokeBallCompanyto
anypersonwhocontractstheinfluenzaafterhavingusedtheball
threetimesdailyfortwoweeksaccordingtotheprinteddirections
suppliedwitheachball...
1000isdepositedwiththeAllianceBank,shewingoursincerityin
thematter."
MrsCarlillpurchasedsomesmokeballsandusedthemaccordingto
thedirectionsandcaughtflu.Shesoughttoclaimthestated100
reward.
Thedefendantraisedthefollowingargumentstodemonstratethe
advertisementwasamereinvitationtotreatratherthananoffer:
1.Theadvertwasasalespuffandlackedintenttobeanoffer.
2.Itisnotpossibletomakeanoffertotheworld.
3.Therewasnonotificationofacceptance.
4.Thewordingwastoovaguetoconstituteanoffersincetherewas
nostatedtimelimitastocatchingtheflu.
5.Therewasnoconsiderationprovidedsincethe'offer'didnot
specifythattheuseroftheballsmusthavepurchasedthem.
Held:

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TheCourtofAppealheldthatMrsCarlillwasentitledtothereward
astheadvertconstitutedanofferofaunilateralcontractwhichshe
hadacceptedbyperformingtheconditionsstatedintheoffer.The
courtrejectedalltheargumentsputforwardbythedefendantsfor
thefollowingreasons:
1.Thestatementreferringtothedepositof1,000demonstrated
intentandthereforeitwasnotameresalespuff.
2.Itisquitepossibletomakeanoffertotheworld.
3.Inunilateralcontractsthereisnorequirementthattheofferee
communicatesanintentiontoaccept,sinceacceptanceisthrough
fullperformance.
4.Whilsttheremaybesomeambiguityinthewordingthiswas
capableofbeingresolvedbyapplyingareasonabletimelimitor
confiningittoonlythosewhocaughtfluwhilststillusingtheballs.
5.Thedefendantswouldhavevalueinpeopleusingtheballsevenif
theyhadnotbeenpurchasedbythemdirectly.

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