Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:advertisement £100 reward for using smoke ball and catching influenza
gptkbp:citation [1893] 1 QB 256
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkbp:date 1893
gptkbp:defendant Carbolic Smoke Ball Company
gptkbp:fullName Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company Ltd
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co
gptkbp:importantFor leading case in English contract law
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Court_of_Appeal_of_England_and_Wales
A. L. Smith LJ
Bowen LJ
Lindley LJ
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legalIssue contract formation
unilateral contract
gptkbp:plaintiff Louisa Elizabeth Carlill
gptkbp:plotSummary Established that an advertisement can constitute a unilateral offer to the world.
gptkbp:predecessor unilateral contracts
gptkbp:principle consideration
offer and acceptance
intention to create legal relations
gptkbp:result judgment for plaintiff
gptkbp:subject Carbolic Smoke Ball product
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:English_contract_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7