The court was asked as to the effect of a note or memorandum in the form of instructions to a telegraph company signed by the party to be charged on whose behalf the telegram concerned was sent. Held: Bovill CJ said: ‘the mere telegram written out and signed in the way indicated by the telegram … Continue reading Godwin v Francis: 1870
A document began by referring to ‘the under mentioned parties’ and then referred to the parties in question by name in relation to various promises. Neither party signed the document and the question was whether the document constituted a sufficient note or memorandum signed by the parties to be bound within Section 4. Held: It … Continue reading Caton v Caton: HL 1867
The defendant shareholder provisionally agreed for the sale of his shares without regard to a right of pre-emption in favour of the claimants. He then made an oral promise to indemnify the claimants against any losses should the purchaser fail to satisfy any liability arising. He now argued that there was no consideration and therefore … Continue reading Pitts and others v Jones: CA 6 Dec 2007
