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In Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. [1893] 1 QB 256, the court held that the offer was accepted on…

In Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co., the court held that the offer was accepted on being "Acted upon". Mrs. Carlill used the smoke ball as the advertisement directed and…

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In Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. [1893] 1 QB 256, the court held that the offer was accepted on being

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In Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co., the court held that the offer was accepted on being "Acted upon". Mrs. Carlill used the smoke ball as the advertisement directed and then caught influenza; her performance of the condition was acceptance, and separate communication of acceptance was unnecessary.

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