LAWS 3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Irving Oil Refinery, Standard Form Contract, Machine Tool
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Re(cid:395)uest fo(cid:396) quotatio(cid:374)(cid:863) to ty(cid:449)ood (cid:449)hich set fo(cid:396)th the goods (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)ed. Nephew wanted to sell farm property in auction. There was a mix-up with the price, as the uncle offered less than the nephew desired: auctioneer sells all of the (cid:374)ephe(cid:449)"s fa(cid:396)(cid:373) stock i(cid:374)cludi(cid:374)g the ho(cid:396)se e(cid:448)e(cid:374) though he had been instructed to reserve it. Appeal allowed, ratio; acceptance cannot be assumed if there is no notification of acceptance, or implied acceptance through action present. Clear that the uncle has no legal right to impose obligations on the nephew. Silence does not amount to acceptance: saint john tug boat v. irving refinery ltd. C o n t r a c t s le c t ur e 3. St. john had deal with irving to supply them with tug boats. Sjtb told irving they could use their extra 2 tug boats for a day to have them on call until certain date.
