Great Northern Railway Company v Swaffield Summary of Facts: Where as a result of delays not responsible by the railway company, the horse could not be delivered to its consignees as agreed. This prompted the company to keep the horses with...
Scarf v Jardine Principle: Can A Person Be Held Liable As A Partner Even If He Is Not A Partner? Judgment: This is an important case for the principle of holding out wherein the importance of notice of retirement was highlighted....
Tower Cabinet v Ingram Principle: Principle of Holding out Summary of Facts: Tower Cabinet Co Ltd v Ingram – C and I dissolved but no notice or advertisement given. C ordered goods from T using the firm’s old notepaper which showed...
Farquaharson bros v King Summary of Facts: the owners of goods, who were timber merchants, employed a clerk who was authorized to sign delivery orders on the strength of which timber would be released to customers. Judgment: the court held that...
President clothing v Joseph Anyanwu Principle: Where a party raise an issue of estoppel which showed that a representation was made to him but also that he actually acted but not on the faith of such representation, no agency of estoppel...
Colonial Bank v John Candy Judgment: The English court of appeal held that for a statement or conduct to amount to a representation, it must be clear and unambiguous. Hey There, you’re welcome once again to Ansmyques.com (short for Answer my...
Adeniji v Jadesimi Judgment: Agbaje J., in this respect pointed out that: “Where, as in this case, the appellant did not have contract with the respondent in so far as the transaction, the subject matter for this action are concerned before...
President Clothing v Anyanwu Principle: a Lagos High Court held that a representation in order to amount to ostensible authority must i) Be made by word or conduct or acts of a general nature; ii) Be made by the principal...
London property trust v High tree house Principle: the doctrine of promissory estoppel in contract law Summary of Facts: High Trees House Ltd leased a block of flats in Clap ham, London from Central London Property Trust Ltd. The agreement was...
Saul Raccah V Standard Co. of Nig ltd [1938] In that case, W was employed to act as agent for the defendant for the purchase of produce to the knowledge of the defendant’s representatives. Subsequently, its representatives instructed W not to...
