Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd (1953)
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Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:citation |
[1953] 1 All ER 482
[1953] 1 QB 401 [1953] 2 WLR 427 |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
1953
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| gptkbp:defendant |
Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd (1953)
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Court_of_Appeal_of_England_and_Wales
Birkett LJ Romer LJ Somervell LJ |
| gptkbp:legalSubject |
contract law
offer and acceptance sale of goods |
| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:Pharmaceutical_Society_of_Great_Britain
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| gptkbp:plotSummary |
Case decided that goods on shelves are invitations to treat, not offers; contract is made at the till.
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| gptkbp:principle |
display of goods is an invitation to treat, not an offer
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| gptkbp:relatedLegislation |
gptkb:Pharmacy_and_Poisons_Act_1933
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| gptkbp:result |
Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd won
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| gptkbp:significance |
established principle for contract formation in self-service stores
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fisher_v_Bell_(1961)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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