Case brief index
Contract Law
104 cases organised by topic.
Offer and Invitation to Treat
Offer, invitation to offer, revocation, advertisements as offers
- Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v. Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd., [1952] 2 QB 795
- McPherson v. Appana, AIR 1951 SC 184
- Dickinson v. Dodds [1876] 2 Ch D 463
- Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co., [1893] 1 QB 256
- Leonard v. Pepsico, 88 F Supp 2d (1999)
- Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store Inc., (1957) 86 NW 2d 689
Acceptance and Communication
Acceptance, counter-offer, battle of forms, acceptance by conduct, communication of acceptance
- Harvey v. Facey, [1893] 3 App Cas 459
- Butler Machine Tool Co. Ltd. v. Ex-Cell-O Corpn (England) Ltd., (1979) 1 WLR 401 CA
- Pro CD v. Zeidenberg, 86 F 3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996)
- R v. Clarke, (1927) 40 CLR 227
- Adams v. Lindsell, (1818) 1 B & Ald 681
- Entores v. Miles Far East Corporation, [1955] 2 QB
- Bhagwandas Goverdhandas Kedia v. Girdharilal Parshottamdas & Co., AIR 1966 SC 543
Consideration
Adequacy, illusory consideration, past consideration, pre-existing duty, promissory estoppel
- Chappel & Co v. Nestle, [1960] AC 87
- Ramchandra Chintaman v. Kalu Raju, (1877) 2 Bom 362 / (1878) ILR 2 Bom 362
- Mill v. Wyman, 3 Pick 207 (Mass. 1825)
- Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Dutt, (1913) 11 ALJ 489
- Williams v. Roffey Brothers, [1991] 1 QB 1
- Stilk v. Myrick, (1809) 2 Camp 317
- Kedarnath Bhattacharji v. Gorie Mahomed, (1866) ILR 14 Cal 64
- Central London Property Trust v. High Trees House Ltd., [1957] 1 KB 130
- M.P. Sugar Mills v. State of U.P., AIR 1979 SC 621
Intention to Create Legal Relations
Domestic/social agreements and objective intention
Privity of Contract and Consideration
Third-party rights, privity, consideration at promisor’s desire
- Tweddle v. Atkinson, [1861] 1 B & S 393
- Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company v. Selfridge Co., [1915] AC 79
- Chinnaya v. Venkataramaya, (1881) ILR 4 Mad 137
- M.C. Chacko v. State Bank of Travancore, (1969) 2 SCC 343
- Kedarnath v. Gorie Mohamed, 1886 ILR 14 Cal 64
- Doraswami Iyer v. Arunachala Ayyar, AIR 1936 Mad 135
Capacity
Minor’s agreement, sound mind, necessaries, exceptions/circumvention
Consent and Vitiating Factors
Coercion, economic duress, undue influence, unconscionability, fraud, misrepresentation, mistake
- Chikham Amiraju v. Chikham Sesamma, 1917 41 Mad 33
- Askari Mirza v. Bibi Jai Kishori, 1912 16 IC 344
- Kishen Lal Kalra v. NDMC, AIR 2001 Del 402
- Universe Tankships Inc. of Monrovia v. International Transport Workers’ Federation, [1982] 2 All ER 67
- Atlas Express Ltd. v. Kafco, [1989] 1 QB 833
- Subhash Chandra Mushib v. Ganda Prasad Mushib, AIR 1967 SC 878
- Central Inland Water Transportation Ltd. v. Brojo Nath Ganguly, AIR 1986 SC 1571
- Lloyds Bank v. Bundy, [1975] 1 QB 326
- Vokes v. Arthur Murray, 212 So 2d 1906 (1968)
- Bhagwani Bai v. LIC, Jabalpur, AIR 1984 MP 126
- Esso Petroleum v. Mardon, [1976] QB 801
- Tarsem Singh v. Sukhminder Singh, (1998) 3 SCC 471
Legality
Unlawful object, restraint of trade, legality of contract
Contingent Contracts
Contracts dependent on uncertain future events
Discharge of Contract
Performance, impossibility, frustration, novation, alteration, accord and satisfaction, breach
- Cutter v. Powell, (1795) 101 ER 573
- Taylor v. Caldwell, QB (1863) 3 B & S; 122 ER 309
- Energy Watchdog v. CERC, 2017 SCC OnLine SC 378
- Satyabrata Ghose v. Mugneeram Bangur, 1954 SCR 310
- Ram Khilona & Ors. v. Sardar & Ors., AIR 2002 SC 2548
- Kalianna Gounder v. Palani Gounder, (1970) 2 SCR 455
- M. Sham Singh v. State of Mysore, AIR 1972 SC 2440
- Kapur Chand Godha v. Mir Nawab Himayatali Khan, AIR 1963 SC 250
- Murlidhar Chatterjee v. International Film Co., AIR 1943 PC 34
- Hochster v. De La Tour, (1853) 2 E & B 678
- Devilal v. Himat Ram, AIR 1973 Raj 39
Remedies
Damages, remoteness, cost of cure, mitigation, liquidated damages, penalty, specific relief
- Robinson v. Harman, (1848) 154 ER 363
- Murlidhar Chiranjilal v. Dwarkadas, [1962] 1 SCR 653
- Hadley v. Baxendale, (1854) 9 Ex 341
- Transfield Shipping Inc. v. Mercator Shipping Inc., [2008] UKHL 48
- Karsandas H. Thacker v. M/s The Saran Engineering Co. Ltd., AIR 1965 SC 1981
- Pannalal Jankidas v. Mohanlal, AIR 1951 SC 144
- Ruxley Electronics and Constructions Ltd. v. Forsyth, [1996] AC 344
- Nikhera v. Chitnavis, AIR 1941 Nag 111
- M. Lachia Setty v. Coffee Board, Bangalore, AIR 1981 SC 162
- Jamaal v. Moola Dawood, (1916) ILR 43 Cal 493
- Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co. Ltd. v. New Garage & Motor Co. Ltd., (1915) AC 79
- Cavendish Square Holdings v. Talal El Makdessi, [2015] UKSC 67
- Fatehchand v. Balkishan Das, [1964] 1 SCR 515
- Maula Bux v. Union of India, [1969] 2 SCC 554
- Kailash Nath Associates v. Delhi Development Authority, [2015] 4 SCC 136
- ONGC v. Saw Pipes, [2003] 5 SCC 705
- Beswick v. Beswick, [1968] AC 58
Quasi-Contracts
Unjust enrichment and non-gratuitous benefit
Indemnity
Rights of indemnity-holder
Guarantee
Surety’s liability, discharge, subrogation, bank guarantee
Bailment
Creation of bailment, delivery, lien
Pledge
Rights of pawnee
Agency
Agent, apparent authority, agent’s duties, principal’s liability
Sale of Goods
Works contract vs sale, transfer of property, remedies
- Kone Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors., (2014) 7 SCC 1
- T.V. Sundaram Iyengar v. State of Madras, AIR 1974 SC 424
- CST v. Husenali Adamnji & Co., AIR 1959 SC 887
- Mahabir Commercial Co. Ltd. v. CIT West Bengal, AIR 1973 SC 430
- P.S.N.S. Ambalavana Chettiar v. Express Newspapers Ltd., AIR 1968 SC 741
Negotiable Instruments
Dishonour of cheque and criminal liability
Partnership
Partnership, registration, rights and liabilities of partners