References: [1790] EngR 2367, (1790) 3 TR 653, (1790) 100 ER 785 (B)
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A. having proposed to sell goods to B., gave him a, certain time at his request to determine whether he would buy them or not; B. within the time determined to buy them, and gave notice thereof to A. ; yet A. was not liable in an action for not delivering them, for B. not being bound by the original contract, there was no consideration to bind A.
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- Explained – Byrne -v- van Tienhoven & Co ((1880) 5 CPD 344 (CP))
The defendant offered by a letter to the plaintiffs to sell them goods at a certain price. They later wrote to the plaintiffs to withdraw the offer. Before they knew of the revocation, the plaintiffs accepted the offer by telegram. The defendants . .