Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
English contract law case
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| gptkbp:area |
Contract law
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| gptkbp:citation |
[1951] 2 KB 215
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
1951
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Court_of_Appeal_of_England_and_Wales
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
No consideration, so promise not enforceable
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Combe v Combe
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Denning_LJ
Birkett LJ Romer LJ |
| gptkbp:party |
Mr. Combe
Mrs. Combe |
| gptkbp:principle |
Promissory estoppel cannot be used as a cause of action
Promissory estoppel is a shield, not a sword |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Central_London_Property_Trust_Ltd_v_High_Trees_House_Ltd
Limits the doctrine of promissory estoppel |
| gptkbp:subject |
Enforceability of a promise in absence of consideration
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Denning_LJ
gptkb:High_Trees_case |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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