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lawcasenotesRoutledge v Grant 1828factsThe accused claimed to have offered to buy the tenant's house. It offered to be open to the claimant for six weeks. Me...
May 8, 2023 · General Principle: An offer can be withdrawn at any time before it has been accepted. Anything said or done to accept the offer after it has been withdrawn has absolutely no effect whatsoever.Name:Routledge v Grant (1828) 130 ER 920, Best CJ Facts: Grant (defendant) made an offer to rent Routledge's (complainant’s) building. A definitive answer had to be provided to Routledge within the ...
Routledge v Grant [1828] 4 Bing 653 - A offered to purchase B’s house and gave him 6 weeks to accept the offer. Before the 6 weeks had passed, A withdrew his offer. Before the 6 weeks had passed, A withdrew his offer.
Dec 3, 2012 · Routledge v Grant (1828) 4 Bing 653 Facts: The defendant offered to buy the plaintiff's house for a specific price with a definite answer to be given within six weeks. Issue: Was the defendant bound to keep the offer open for the six weeks or could he withdraw the offer at any time if it had not been accepted. Held:
In Routledge v Grant (1828) (Court of Common Pleas) the offeror stated that he would leave the offer of purchasing a lease on his property open for six weeks. When the offer was revoked before the end of the six weeks the offeree sued.
An offer can be revoked by the offeror any time before it is accepted: Payne v Cave (1789) 3 TR 148. This is so even if the offeror previously stated the offer would remain open for a particular period of time: Routledge v Grant (1828) 130 ER 920. It is possible for a promise to keep the offer open to amount to a separate, collateral contract.
Dec 3, 2012 · Routledge v Grant (1828) 4 Bing 653 Facts: defendant (D) offered to buy plaintiff's (P) house for a specific price with a definite answer to be given within six weeks; Issue: was D bound to keep the offer open for the six weeks? Held: D was not bound to keep the offer open
