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Legal Case Summary. Routledge v Grant [1828] 4 Bing 653. FORMATION OF CONTRACT – OFFER OF SALE. Facts. The defendant contacted the claimant in writing, offering to purchase the lease of the claimant’s home. The offer stated that it would remain open to the claimant for a period of six weeks.
Court of Common Pleas. Citations: (1828) 4 Bingham New Cases 653; 130 ER 920. Facts. The defendant put an offer on the claimant’s lease, hoping to take possession on or before the 25th of July for a term of 21 years. In his offer, the defendant asked for a reply by April 29th.
Key Point. An offer can be withdrawn at any time prior to acceptance, regardless of any promise by the offeror to keep the offer open. Facts. D made an offer to purchase the lease of C’s house, stating that the offer would only be open for 6 weeks for C’s consideration.
May 28, 2024 · Grant (“Defendant”) proposed to purchase a house and offered to pay a premium of £2750. The terms included receiving a lease for twenty-one years with the option to extend it to thirty-one years upon giving six months' notice. The Defendant agreed to pay the same yearly rent for the extended term.
Legum case brief on Routeledge v Grant. The principle(s) in this case: A promise to keep an offer open is not binding without consideration from the offeree; an offer can be revoked at any time if the offeree gives no consideration in response to a promise to keep the offer open.
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 When the offer was revoked before the end of the six weeks the offeree sued.
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.
