Cooper v. Phibbs (1867)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation LR 2 HL 149
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1867
gptkbp:heldBy A contract entered into under a mutual mistake of fact as to ownership is voidable, not void.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cooper v. Phibbs (1867)
gptkbp:judge gptkb:House_of_Lords
Lord Westbury
gptkbp:legalSubject contract law
mistake (law)
gptkbp:relatedConcept res sua
gptkbp:relatedTo Bell v. Lever Brothers Ltd.
gptkbp:significance Leading case on mistake in English contract law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Doctrine_of_Error_of_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8