Reviewed case brief
Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company
[1893] 1 QB 256
[1893] 1 QB 256 · Court of Appeal (England)
- Court
- Court of Appeal (England)
- Year
- 1893
- Subjects
- Law of Contract I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
An advertisement can constitute a binding unilateral offer to the world at large, accepted by performance of its stated conditions; consideration exists in the inconvenience of performance.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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Editorial source
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