 The defendants must be considered in law as making, during every instant of the time their letter was traveling, the same identical offer to the plaintiffs, and then the contract is completed by the acceptance of it by the latter.  The Canadian Law Times - Page 3871907Full view - About this book
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1829 - 964 pages
...observing, that, if it were not so, no contract could ever be completed by the post ; that the defendant must be considered in law, as making, during every instant of the time the letter was travelling, the same identical offer to the plaintiff; and then the contract is completed... | |
 | Benjamin Lynde Oliver - Commercial law - 1833 - 400 pages
...later, than it otherwise would if properly directed. The court held as a principle in such cases, that A must be considered in law as making, during every instant of the time that his letter was travelling, the same identical offer to B ; consequently the contract is completed... | |
 | William Burge - Comparative law - 1838 - 910 pages
...received his answer, and assented to it. And so it might go on ad infinitum. The person who sent the offer must be considered in law as making, during every instant of the time his letter was travelling, the same identical offer to the party to whom it is addressed, and then... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court, Benjamin Faneuil Porter - Law reports, digests, etc - 1840 - 816 pages
...sooner withdrawn— (Adams vs. Lindsell, 1 Barn. & Aid. R. 681.) In the case here cited, the court say, "the defendants must be considered, in law, as making, during every instant of time their letter was travelling, the same Identical offer to the plaintiffs ; and the contract is... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Charles Clark, William Finnelly - Law reports, digests, etc - 1849 - 894 pages
...,hat the defendants had received their answer and assented o it. And so it might go on ad injinitum. The defendants must be considered, in law, as making,...of the time their letter was travelling, the same identidal offer to the plaintiffs, and then the contract is completed by the acceptance of it by the... | |
 | Joseph Kinnicut Angell - Fire insurance - 1855 - 692 pages
...offer, until it is expressly revoked or countervailed by a contrary presumption. In that case, it was said, 'the defendants must be considered in law as making, during every instant of time their letter was travelling, the or before that time should die, or lose my reason, although the... | |
 | Theophilus Parsons - Admiralty - 1859 - 936 pages
...lctter of acceptance, while in M'Culloch v. Eagle Ins. Co. it was prior. In Adams v. Lindsell the court said : " The defendants must be considered in law as making, during every instant of tho time thcir lctter was travelling, the same identical offer to the plaintiffs, and then the contract... | |
 | Calvin Townsend - Commercial law - 1871 - 620 pages
...a retraction takes effect when the letter is received, and not when it is sent. The offering party must be considered, in law, as making, during every instant of the time his letter is traveling, the same identical offer to the other party.4 Where an offer is made and accepted... | |
 | Sir William Reynell Anson - Agency (Law) - 1880 - 494 pages
...that the defendants had received their answer and assented to it. And so it might go on ad infinitum. The defendants must be considered in law as making,...during every instant of the time their letter was traveling, the same identical offer to the plaintiffs; and then the contract is concluded by the acceptance... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1886 - 822 pages
...until it is expressly revoked, or countervailed by a contrary presumption. In that case it was raid, " the defendants must be considered in law as making, during every instant of time their letter was traveling, the same identical offer to the plaintiffs; and then the contract... | |
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