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Dickinson v Dodds (1875) 2 Ch D 463. Contract – Offer – Acceptance – Promise – Third Party. Facts. The defendant, Mr Dodds, wrote to the complainant, Mr Dickinson, with an offer to sell his house to him for £800. He promised that he would keep this offer open to him until Friday.
Dickinson v Dodds Court of Appeal Citations: [1874 D 94]; (1876) 2 Ch D 463. Facts The defendant sent the claimant a signed letter offering to sell his land. The letter stated that the offer would remain open under 9am the next Friday.
Citation2 Ch. Div. 463 (1876) Brief Fact Summary. Defendant gave a written offer to Plaintiff to sell a certain property and that stated the offer was “to be left over until Friday 9 o’clock am.”
Dickinson v Dodds (1876) 2 Ch D 463 The defendant offered to sell his house to the claimant and promised to keep the offer open until Friday. On the Thursday the defendant accepted an offer from a third party to purchase the house.
On the following (Friday) morning, at about seven o'clock, Berry, who was acting as agent for Dickinson, found Dodds at the Darlington railway station, and handed to him a duplicate of the acceptance by Dickinson, and explained to Dodds its purport. He replied that it was too late, as he had sold the property.
Facts. D offered to sell a house to C for £800, with the offer being open until day X. On day before X, C was informed by his agent that D had sold the house to A. On day X, C delivered a letter of acceptance to D, but was rejected. C sued for breach of contract.
Nov 3, 2020 · On 10 June Dodds offered to sell house to Dickinson, stating 'this offer to remain open until 9.00am on 12 June'. Dickinson decided to accept on 11 June but did not advise Dodds immediately. Later on the 11th, Dickinson was informed by a third party that Dodds had sold to someone else.
