Reviewed case brief
Thornton v. Shoe Lane Parking Ltd
[1971] 2 QB 163
## Summary
- Court
- Court of Appeal (England)
- Year
- 1971
- Subjects
- Law of Contract I
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-23
Rule established
Where a contract is formed at an automatic machine, terms printed on a ticket issued by the machine come too late to be incorporated; the more unusual or onerous a clause, the greater the notice required to incorporate it.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
[1971] 2 QB 163; verified via Wikipedia, ipsaloquitur.com, oxbridgenotes.co.uk, lawteacher.net, legalvidhiya.com
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