 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Charles Durnford - Law reports, digests, etc - 1817 - 860 pages
...not done here till the defendant had retracted. An auction is not unaptly called locus panilentia:. Every bidding is nothing more than an offer on one side, 'which is not binding on either side' till it is assented to. But according to what is now contended for, one party would be bound by the... | |
 | Edward Burtenshaw Sugden - Vendors and purchasers - 1818 - 862 pages
...part of the seller, by knocking down the hammer. An auction is not unaptly called locus pcenitenticc. Every bidding is nothing more than an offer on one side, which is not binding on either side till it is assented to. If a bidding was binding on the bidder before the hammer is down, he Would... | |
 | Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1820 - 880 pages
...agent only of the vender, and the assent of both parties is necessary to make the contract binding. Every bidding is nothing more than an offer on one side, which is not binding until assented to by the seller, which is signified on his part by knocking down Hie hammer. If the... | |
 | Mungo Ponton Brown - Contracts - 1821 - 656 pages
...done ' here till the defendant had retracted. An auction is not unaptly * called locus pemitentice. Every bidding is nothing more than ' an offer on one side, which is not binding on either side till it is * assented to. But according to what is now contended for, one ' party would be bound by... | |
 | Edward Burtenshaw Sugden - Estates (Law) - 1822 - 1028 pages
...part of the seller, by knocking down the hammer. An auction is not unaptly called locus pcenitentitf. Every bidding is nothing more than an offer on one side, which is not binding on either side till it is assented to. If a bidding was binding on the bidder before the hammer is down, he would... | |
 | Samuel Comyn - Contracts - 1824 - 680 pages
...not done here till the defendant had retracted. An auction is not unaptly called locus peenitentiee. Every bidding is nothing more than an offer on one side, which is not binding on either side till it is assented to; but, according to what is now contended for, one party would be bound by the... | |
 | Richard Babington - Auctions - 1826 - 300 pages
...not done here till the defendant had retracted. An auction is not unaptly called locus penitentia. Every bidding is nothing more than an offer on one side, which is not binding on either side till it is assented to. But according to what is now contended for, one party would be bound by the... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, Peregrine Bingham - Law reports, digests, etc - 1828 - 810 pages
...not done here till the defendant hod retracted. An auction is not unaptly called locus pcenitentite. Every bidding is nothing more than an offer on one side, which is not binding on either side till it is assented to. But, according to what is now contended for, one party would be bound by the... | |
 | Edward Burtenshaw Sugden - Real property - 1829 - 216 pages
...make the contract binding; that is signified on the part of the seller by knocking down the hammer. Every bidding is nothing more than an offer on one side, which is not binding on either side till it is assented to. If a bidding was binding on the bidder before the hammer was knocked down,... | |
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Every bidding is nothing more than an offer on one side, which is not binding on either side till it is assented to. But. according to what is now contended for, one party would be bound by the offer, and the other not, which can never be allowed. 
