CONTRACT LAW CASES I EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Guthing v Lynn Key facts - ....ANSWER ...-Promise to pay extra if horse
proved "lucky"; too vague to enforce.
Guthing v Lynn Core principle - ....ANSWER ...-Offers must be sufficiently
certain to be enforceable
Guthing V Lynn Application - ....ANSWER ...-Vague, subjective promises
are not legally binding contracts
Bloom v American Swiss Watch Co Key facts - ....ANSWER ...-Informant
unaware of reward at the time of providing information
Bloom v American Swiss Watch Co Core principle - ....ANSWER ...-Offers
must be communicated to be accepted
Bloom v American Swiss Watch Co application - ....ANSWER ...-A person
can't accept an offer they didn't know existed
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, Harvey v Facey Key facts - ....ANSWER ...-Inquiry about price met with
response, but no willingness to sell.
Harvey v Facey Core principle - ....ANSWER ...-A statement of information
is not an offer
Harvey v Facey application - ....ANSWER ...-Distinghuishes between pre-
contract inquiries and actual offers.
Pharmaceutical society v Boots Key facts - ....ANSWER ...-Sale of medicine
in self-service store questioned under law.
Pharmaceutical Society v Boots Core principle - ....ANSWER ...-Goods on
shelves are invitations to treat, not offers
Pharmaceutical Society v Boots Application - ....ANSWER ...-The customer
makes the offer at the till; the shop can refuse the sale
Fisher v Bell Key facts - ....ANSWER ...-Flick knife displayed in a shop
window
Fisher v Bell Core principle - ....ANSWER ...-A display is an invitation to
treat
Fisher v Bell Application - ....ANSWER ...-Merchants are not offering to sell
just by displaying goods
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Guthing v Lynn Key facts - ....ANSWER ...-Promise to pay extra if horse
proved "lucky"; too vague to enforce.
Guthing v Lynn Core principle - ....ANSWER ...-Offers must be sufficiently
certain to be enforceable
Guthing V Lynn Application - ....ANSWER ...-Vague, subjective promises
are not legally binding contracts
Bloom v American Swiss Watch Co Key facts - ....ANSWER ...-Informant
unaware of reward at the time of providing information
Bloom v American Swiss Watch Co Core principle - ....ANSWER ...-Offers
must be communicated to be accepted
Bloom v American Swiss Watch Co application - ....ANSWER ...-A person
can't accept an offer they didn't know existed
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, Harvey v Facey Key facts - ....ANSWER ...-Inquiry about price met with
response, but no willingness to sell.
Harvey v Facey Core principle - ....ANSWER ...-A statement of information
is not an offer
Harvey v Facey application - ....ANSWER ...-Distinghuishes between pre-
contract inquiries and actual offers.
Pharmaceutical society v Boots Key facts - ....ANSWER ...-Sale of medicine
in self-service store questioned under law.
Pharmaceutical Society v Boots Core principle - ....ANSWER ...-Goods on
shelves are invitations to treat, not offers
Pharmaceutical Society v Boots Application - ....ANSWER ...-The customer
makes the offer at the till; the shop can refuse the sale
Fisher v Bell Key facts - ....ANSWER ...-Flick knife displayed in a shop
window
Fisher v Bell Core principle - ....ANSWER ...-A display is an invitation to
treat
Fisher v Bell Application - ....ANSWER ...-Merchants are not offering to sell
just by displaying goods
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