Carlill Vs Smke Ball Company
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Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co [1893] 1 QB 256 Court of Appeal
Facts of the case
Carbolic smoke ball company made product “smoke ball”. It was a rubber ball with a tube attached filled with carbolic acid. The company published ad in pall mall gazette & other news papers claiming for £100 reward to any person who got sick with influenza cold after having used the balls 3 times daily for 2 weeks according to printed instructions supplied with balls.
Company deposited £1000 with alliance bank showing their sincerity in the matter.
Mrs Carlill purchased smoke balls & used them according to instructions &caught flu.
She sought to claim stated £100 reward but defendants pleaded that ad was mere an invition to treat rather than an offer. The company lost the case at queen bench & appealed straight away. The court of appeal rejected the companys arguments & declared the contract fully binding.
3 judges declared ad an offer restricted to those who acted upon the terms contained in the ad
That satisfying conditions for using smoke balls constituted acceptance to the offer
Purchasing & using balls constituted consideration
The companys claim that £1000 deposited at alliance bank showed serious intention to be legally bound
Result
Such case ad amount to offer.