BTF1010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Influenza Vaccine, State Rail Authority, Vending Machine
11 Sep 2018
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Express terms of the contract (pg 246: thornton v shoe lane parking ltd [1971] 1 all 686. Facts: thornton took his car to the car park operated by the defendant and outside sign read (cid:862)parki(cid:374)g at o(cid:449)(cid:374)er(cid:859)s risk. (cid:863) the ti(cid:272)ket read su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t to conditions of the premises. Inside was an exemption clause for personal injuries. Thornton was injured and claimed the car park 50% responsible. Decision: the court held that the contract was made before the ticket was purchased (i. e. vending machine); also the clause was very wide. Lord denning mr said that as the clause was very destructive it had to be painted in red: olley v marlborough court ltd [1949] 1 all 127 (pg 246) Facts: the olleys booked into the marlborough court hotel and paid for the week board. When they got to the room, they noticed a sign which had a notice which stated that the hotel (cid:449)as (cid:374)ot lia(cid:271)le for lost perso(cid:374)al propert(cid:455).
