Willis v Young and Stembridge

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1907
Year1907
CourtKing's Bench Division
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16 cases
  • Imperial Tobacco Ltd v Attorney General
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 9 March 1979
    ...gives the halfpenny not only for the newspaper but for the chance of becoming the owner of the lucky spots". 43 This was followed by Willis v. Young (1907) 1 K.B.44-8, when anewspaper put thousands of medals through letter-boxes. Each of them had a number which gave the recipient the chance......
  • Imperial Tobacco Ltd v Attorney General
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 6 March 1980
    ...Hodson, with which the other members of the House agreed, to that effect. Lord Hodson said it was unnecessary to consider whether Willis v. Young & Stembridge [1907] 1 K.B. 448 was rightly decided. In that case numbered medals were distributed free among members of the public. The holders o......
  • Flynn v Denieffe
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 1 January 1993
    ...FLYNN V DENIEFFE 1989 IR 722 TAYLOR V SMETTEN 1883 11 QB 207 ENRIGHT, AG V BEST'S STORES LTD 1970 IR 225 WILLIS V YOUNG & STEMBRIDGE 1907 1 KB 448 GAMING & LOTTERIES ACT 1956 S2 GAMING & LOTTERIES ACT 1956 S21(1) GAMING & LOTTERIES ACT 1956 S21(2) READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION LTD V WILLIA......
  • A Sahib bin Ali v R
    • Malaysia
    • Court of Appeal (Malaysia)
    • Invalid date
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  • Recent Judicial Decisions
    • United Kingdom
    • Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles No. 40-12, December 1967
    • 1 December 1967
    ...profit was also rejected. Theargument was made by analogy with certain cases concerninglotteries. such as Willis v. Young and Stembridge [1907] 1 K.B.448. but here there was a direct gain: to participate there hadto be a purchase.NoteThiscase requires no detailed comment.Itis plainly of the......

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