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|court=Court of Exchequer | |||
|citation=2 Hurl. & C. 906*159 Eng. Rep. 375 | |||
|date=1864 | |||
|subject=Contracts | |||
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'''Facts''': Plaintiff offered to sell a certain amount of cotton to Defendant. The cotton would be brought from India on a ship called the Peerless. There were apparently two ships with that name, and the Defendant and the Plaintiff were each thinking about different ones. One was supposed to leave from Bombay in October, and the other was supposed to leave in December. When the cotton arrived in England, the Defendant refused to pay. The ship that he was expecting to bring him the cotton had left India in October. | '''Facts''': Plaintiff offered to sell a certain amount of cotton to Defendant. The cotton would be brought from India on a ship called the Peerless. There were apparently two ships with that name, and the Defendant and the Plaintiff were each thinking about different ones. One was supposed to leave from Bombay in October, and the other was supposed to leave in December. When the cotton arrived in England, the Defendant refused to pay. The ship that he was expecting to bring him the cotton had left India in October. | ||
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'''Judgment''': Judgment for the Defendant. | '''Judgment''': Judgment for the Defendant. | ||
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| Raffles v Wichelhaus | |
| Court | Court of Exchequer |
|---|---|
| Citation | 2 Hurl. & C. 906 159 Eng. Rep. 375 |
| Date decided | 1864 |
Facts: Plaintiff offered to sell a certain amount of cotton to Defendant. The cotton would be brought from India on a ship called the Peerless. There were apparently two ships with that name, and the Defendant and the Plaintiff were each thinking about different ones. One was supposed to leave from Bombay in October, and the other was supposed to leave in December. When the cotton arrived in England, the Defendant refused to pay. The ship that he was expecting to bring him the cotton had left India in October.
Issue: Should the contract be enforced?
Holding: The contract is not enforceable.
Reasons: Each person was agreeing to a different thing. The intent of every party was not what the other party thought. There was no meeting of the minds.
Judgment: Judgment for the Defendant.
