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Which case, decided by the English Court of Appeal on 7 December 1892, enforced a publicly advertised…

In Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company, the Court of Appeal held that the public advertisement was an offer capable of acceptance by performance of its conditions. The…

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Which case, decided by the English Court of Appeal on 7 December 1892, enforced a publicly advertised reward in favor of a claimant who had performed its stated conditions?

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In Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company, the Court of Appeal held that the public advertisement was an offer capable of acceptance by performance of its conditions. The claimant performed those conditions and could recover the reward. Lalman Shukla involved a public reward too, but the claimant did not recover.

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Option A

The court discussed knowledge of an offer as a general requirement. It dismissed this claim because the claimant had already undertaken the search before the reward offer and performing that existing duty supplied no fresh consideration.

Option B

Carlill enforced the company’s advertised reward after the claimant performed the stated conditions.

Option C

Balfour concerned whether a domestic arrangement between spouses was legally enforceable.

Option D

Hadley concerns remoteness of damages for breach of contract.

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