Henthorn v Fraser
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1892 |
| Court | Court of Appeal |
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21 cases
- Lee Seng Heng and Others v Guardian Assurance Company Ltd
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Knockacummer Wind Farm Ltd v Cremins
...to someone. A notice which cannot impinge on anyone's mind is not functioning as such.' He then referred to Henthorn v. Fraser [1892] 2 Ch. 27 where Hershell L.J. stated at p. 33:- 'Where the circumstances are such that it must have been within the contemplation of the parties that, accord......
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Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust v Sandi Haywood
...is posted, I agree with Lewison LJ that that interpretation is inconsistent with the context; nor does the special rule established in Henthorn v Fraser [1892] 2 Ch 27 about acceptance of offers (which may occur at the moment of posting) apply to a notice to terminate. Stephenson v Orca (p......
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Brinkibon Ltd v Stahag Stahl und Stahlwarenhandelgesellschaft m.b.H.
...and in some cases by a judgment where the risks should lie (see Household Fire Insurance v. Grant u.s. p.227 per Baggallay L.J. and Henthorn v. Fraser [1892] 2 Ch.27 per Lord 9The present case is, as Entores itself, the simple case of instantaneous communication between principals, and, in......
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The Lesotho Electronic Transactions and Electronic Commerce bill : will it replace the common law of contract as we know it?
...interpraesentes. The very object of their using such instrument is to gain the direct communication that it affords. 68 Henthorn v Fraser [1892] 2 Ch 27, p33. In cape explosives Works Ltd v SA Oil and Far Industries Ltd (1) 1912 CPD 244, p266, Kotze JP put it as follows "[W]here in the ordi......
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SALE OF GOODS (UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION) ACT 1995
...differ from common law, which places an obstacle in the form of the doctrine of consideration on irrevocable offers. 13 Henthom v Fraser [1892] 2 Ch 27. 14 Articles 15(1) and 24 — cf. the common law rule that a postal acceptance takes place when the letter is posted (Henthorn v Fraser[1892]......