Author: Netraa Jaggi

Court: Court of Appeal, Divisional Court, Chancery Division Full Case Name:  Dickinson v Dodds Citation: (1876), 2 Ch D 463 Date Decided: 1876   Judges: Mellish and James LJJ and Baggallay JA      Defendant: John Dodds  Plaintiff: George Dickinson Facts:  The defendant, John Dodds, on Wednesday, the 10th of June, 1874, signed and delivered to the plaintiff, George Dickinson, a memorandum, whereby he agreed to sell his house to him for an amount of £800. This offer was stated to be left open until Friday, 9 o’clock a.m.. The bill therefore, in all its certainty, alleged that Dodds, the defendant, understood and intended that…

Court: Court of Queens’s Bench Full Case Name: Taylor and Another v. Caldwell and Another Citation: [1863] EWHC QB J1 122 ER 309;3 B. & S. 826 Date Decided: May 6, 1863 Judges: Cockburn C.J., Wightman, Crompton and Blackburn JJ. Defendant: Caldwell and Bishop Plaintiff: Taylor and Lewis Facts: The following case centers around a music hall, The Surrey Gardens and Music Hall, Newington, Surrey. The defendant (Caldwell) agreed to let the plaintiff (Taylor) take the place for four particular days. These were- 17th June, 1861, 15th July, 1861, 5th August, 1861, 9th August, 1861, for presenting a series of…