The plaintiff sought damages after the defendant lost two mail packets.
Held: Acceptance of a postal packet by the Post Office for transmission to the addressee gives rise to no contractual rights. The court analysed the history of legislation for the delivery of mail. The defendant’s liability was limited to andpound;2 18s per packet.
Judges:
Hodson LJ
Citations:
[1957] 2 QB 352, [1957] 2 All ER 387
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Gouriet v Union of Post Office Workers HL 26-Jul-1977
The claimant sought an injunction to prevent the respondent Trades Union calling on its members to boycott mail to South Africa. The respondents challenged the ability of the court to make such an order.
Held: The wide wording of the statute . .
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Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.314287