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Wetherell v Jones: 1832

The plaintiff sold spirits, misstating the strength to reduce the tax.
Held: A failure only to comply with regulations, which would result in a penalty, did not render void a sale of goods, and the plaintiff was entitled to recover the contract price.

Citations:

(1832) 3BandAD 221, (1832) 1 LJ KB 139

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedColen and Another v Cebrian (UK) Limited CA 20-Nov-2003
The company paid the claimant sales commission. Part was diverted and paid to his wife to reduce the tax payable. The employer had appealed a finding of unfair disamissal, the company arguing that the contract was illegal.
Held: The contract . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Contract

Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.189944

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