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The ‘postal rule’ in Adams v Lindsell has since been confirmed in Household Fire and Carriage Accident Insurance Co v Grant (1879) 4 EX D 216 where the defendant applied for some shares in a company. These were then allotted to him but he never received the letter of allotment.
Sep 23, 2021 · Key case dealing with revocation under the postal rule is Byrne v Van Tienhoven (1880). The judges ruled in this case in favour of the plaintiff. The judges ruled it was proven by the plaintiff they had accepted the original offer by posting a response to the defendant.
Sep 20, 2021 · Postal rules are exceptions of offer and acceptance rules defining some special problems in distant communication. Since 1818, the postal rules have been changed and developed a lot due to the formation of modern communications.
A posted acceptance is validly communicated to the offeror as soon as it is posted, even if it arrives late. This is now known as the ‘postal rule’.
The postal rule was established around the 19th century, as can be seen in the case of Adam v Lindsell. The fact of the case in brief; the defendant sent a letter to the plaintiff offering wool for sale, and asking for a reply ‘in course of post’.
Offer and acceptance, postal rule. Adams v Lindsell (1818) 1 B & Ald 681, is an English contract case regarded as the first case towards the establishment of the "postal rule" for acceptance of an offer.
The mailbox rule stands for the proposition that an offer is accepted upon mailing of the offer. Facts. Defendants mailed their offer to sell on the 2nd of September, 1817. The Defendants’ letter was misdirected and did not reach the plaintiffs until 7:00 p.m., Friday the 5th.
