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Lily White v. R. Munuswami

AIR 1966 Mad 13

AIR 1966 Mad 13 · Madras High Court

standard-form-contractreasonable-noticeexemption-clausetiming
Court
Madras High Court
Year
1966
Subjects
Law of Contract I
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

An exemption clause limiting liability must be brought to the customer's reasonable notice at or before the time of contracting to be binding; a clause on a receipt handed over after the contract is concluded does not bind the customer.

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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        AIR 1966 Mad 13

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