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Phillips v Brooks Ltd

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This outcome can be explained by putting it as such: Mr Phillips hoped he was contracting with Sir George Bullough, but in reality he agreed to contract with whoever came into his shop, taking a risk that he was not who he said he was. It had the mere effect of making the contract voidable for fraud,
198:, but not void. He could not have supposed that he was selling to any other person; his intention was to sell to the person present, and identified by sight and hearing; it does not defeat the sale because the buyer assumed a false name or practised any other deceit to induce the vendor to sell." 129:. Mr Phillips checked the phone directory and found there was someone there by that name. Mr Phillips asked if he would like to take the jewellery with him and Mr North said he would leave the pearls but take the ring 'for his wife's birthday tomorrow'. Mr North then 176:
I have carefully considered the evidence of the plaintiff, and have come to the conclusion that, although he believed the person to whom he was handing the ring was Sir George Bullough, he in fact contracted to sell and deliver it to the person who came into his
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does not pass to the fraudulent buyer, and the third party loses out in the entirety. This principle is different where parties contract face to face;
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the ring to Brooks Ltd for £350. When the false cheque was dishonoured, Phillips sued Brooks Ltd to get the ring back.
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Note that there are conflicting reports showing that Mr North identified himself after the ring was sold, as
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On 15 April 1918, a man named North entered Phillips' jewellery shop and said, "I am
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meaning that title passed to the rogue and subsequently to the third party buyer:
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had established that contracts could be automatically void for
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Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd
186:The following expressions used in the judgment of 682: 467: 237: 223: 90:, mistake about identity, third party rights 481: 314:Car and Universal Finance Co Ltd v Caldwell 474: 460: 230: 216: 190:seem to me to fit the facts in this case: 42: 593:Citibank NA v Brown Shipley & Co Ltd 14: 683: 455: 417:Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 211: 515:King's Norton Metal Co Ltd v Roberts 259:Erlanger v New Sombrero Phosphate Co 24: 696:English misrepresentation case law 25: 722: 443:Misrepresentation in English law 637:Mistake in English contract law 616:Mistake in English contract law 429:Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 669: 348:Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Mardon 13: 1: 663: 336:Lambert v Co-op Insurance Ltd 376:Royscot Trust Ltd v Rogerson 88:Fraudulent misrepresentation 7: 701:High Court of Justice cases 657:Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson 605:Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson 404:Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson 203: 149: 111:Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson 10: 727: 390:Saamco v York Montague Ltd 326:Misrepresentation Act 1967 164:. Where this is the case, 613: 601: 589: 575: 561: 547: 535: 523: 511: 499: 487: 440: 426: 414: 400: 386: 372: 358: 344: 332: 323: 309: 293: 279: 267: 255: 243: 238:Misrepresentation sources 154:The earlier judgement of 86: 81: 71: 66: 58: 50: 41: 34: 27:English contract law case 691:English mistake case law 116: 643:Nemo dat quod non habet 482:Mistaken identity cases 201: 200: 179: 262:(1878) 3 App Cas 1218 192: 184: 174: 98:Phillips v Brooks Ltd 36:Phillips v Brooks Ltd 627:English contract law 506:(1878) 3 App Cas 459 103:English contract law 711:1919 in British law 494:(1857) 27 LJ Ex 117 162:mistake to identity 123:Sir George Bullough 250:(1766) 3 Burr 1905 127:St. James's Square 632:Misrepresentation 622: 621: 527:Phillips v Brooks 449: 448: 339:2 Lloyd's Rep 485 94: 93: 18:Phillips v Brooks 16:(Redirected from 718: 706:1919 in case law 676: 673: 518:(1897) 14 TLR 98 476: 469: 462: 453: 452: 315: 299: 274:(1881) 20 Ch D 1 232: 225: 218: 209: 208: 138:Viscount Haldane 105:case concerning 67:Court membership 46: 32: 31: 21: 726: 725: 721: 720: 719: 717: 716: 715: 681: 680: 679: 674: 670: 666: 650:Cundy v Lindsay 623: 618: 609: 597: 585: 571: 565:Ingram v Little 557: 543: 531: 519: 507: 503:Cundy v Lindsay 495: 491:Boulton v Jones 483: 480: 450: 445: 436: 422: 410: 396: 382: 368: 354: 340: 328: 319: 313: 305: 297: 289: 275: 271:Redgrave v Hurd 263: 251: 239: 236: 206: 157:Cundy v Lindsay 152: 119: 101:2 KB 243 is an 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 724: 714: 713: 708: 703: 698: 693: 678: 677: 667: 665: 662: 661: 660: 653: 646: 639: 634: 629: 620: 619: 614: 611: 610: 602: 599: 598: 590: 587: 586: 579:Lewis v Averay 576: 573: 572: 562: 559: 558: 548: 545: 544: 539:Lake v Simonds 536: 533: 532: 524: 521: 520: 512: 509: 508: 500: 497: 496: 488: 485: 484: 479: 478: 471: 464: 456: 447: 446: 441: 438: 437: 427: 424: 423: 415: 412: 411: 401: 398: 397: 387: 384: 383: 373: 370: 369: 359: 356: 355: 345: 342: 341: 333: 330: 329: 324: 321: 320: 310: 307: 306: 294: 291: 290: 280: 277: 276: 268: 265: 264: 256: 253: 252: 247:Carter v Boehm 244: 241: 240: 235: 234: 227: 220: 212: 205: 202: 151: 148: 143:Lake v Simmons 118: 115: 92: 91: 84: 83: 79: 78: 73: 69: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 52: 48: 47: 39: 38: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 723: 712: 709: 707: 704: 702: 699: 697: 694: 692: 689: 688: 686: 675:2 KB 243, 246 672: 668: 659: 658: 654: 652: 651: 647: 645: 644: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 624: 617: 612: 607: 606: 600: 595: 594: 588: 584: 581: 580: 574: 570: 567: 566: 560: 556: 553: 552: 551:Long v Lloyds 546: 541: 540: 534: 529: 528: 522: 517: 516: 510: 505: 504: 498: 493: 492: 486: 477: 472: 470: 465: 463: 458: 457: 454: 444: 439: 434: 430: 425: 421: 418: 413: 409: 406: 405: 399: 395: 392: 391: 385: 381: 378: 377: 371: 367: 364: 363: 362:East v Maurer 357: 353: 350: 349: 343: 338: 337: 331: 327: 322: 317: 316: 308: 304: 301: 300: 292: 288: 285: 284: 278: 273: 272: 266: 261: 260: 254: 249: 248: 242: 233: 228: 226: 221: 219: 214: 213: 210: 199: 197: 191: 189: 183: 178: 173: 171: 167: 163: 159: 158: 147: 145: 144: 139: 134: 132: 128: 124: 114: 112: 108: 104: 100: 99: 89: 85: 80: 77: 74: 72:Judge sitting 70: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 40: 37: 33: 30: 19: 671: 655: 648: 641: 603: 596:2 All ER 690 591: 577: 563: 549: 537: 526: 525: 513: 501: 489: 433:SI 2008/1277 402: 388: 374: 360: 346: 334: 311: 295: 283:Derry v Peek 281: 269: 257: 245: 193: 185: 180: 175: 155: 153: 141: 135: 120: 97: 96: 95: 35: 29: 380:EWCA Civ 12 685:Categories 664:References 583:EWCA Civ 4 569:EWCA Civ 1 555:EWCA Civ 3 420:2005/29/EC 366:EWCA Civ 6 352:EWCA Civ 4 188:Horridge J 170:Horridge J 76:Horridge J 54:1 May 1919 530:2 KB 243 318:1 QB 525 204:See also 196:voidable 172:stated: 150:Judgment 140:said in 82:Keywords 62:2 KB 243 59:Citation 608:UKHL 62 408:UKHL 62 394:UKHL 10 107:mistake 51:Decided 542:AC 487 303:UKHL 4 287:UKHL 1 131:pawned 177:shop. 166:title 117:Facts 113:). 687:: 475:e 468:t 461:v 435:) 431:( 231:e 224:t 217:v 20:)

Index

Phillips v Brooks

Horridge J
Fraudulent misrepresentation
English contract law
mistake
Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson
Sir George Bullough
St. James's Square
pawned
Viscount Haldane
Lake v Simmons
Cundy v Lindsay
mistake to identity
title
Horridge J
Horridge J
voidable
v
t
e
Carter v Boehm
Erlanger v New Sombrero Phosphate Co
Redgrave v Hurd
Derry v Peek
UKHL 1
Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd
UKHL 4
Car and Universal Finance Co Ltd v Caldwell
Misrepresentation Act 1967

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