ABSTRACT

DICKINSON V. DODDS

When one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything,
with a view to obtaining the assent of that other to such act or abstinence, he is said to make a
proposal. The person making the proposal is called the promisor, and the person accepting
the proposal is called the promisee.
An offer to sell property may be withdrawn before acceptance without any formal notice to
the person to whom the person to whom the offer is made. It is sufficient if that person has
actual knowledge that the person who made the offer has done some act inconsistent with the
continuance of the offer, such as selling the property to a third person. The sale of the
property to a third person would of itself amount to a withdrawal of the offer, even although
the person to whom the offer was first made had no knowledge of the sale. The acceptance of
an offer to sell constitutes a contract for sale only as from the time of the acceptance. The
contract does not relate back to the time when the offer was made.
The present case is about the written offer given to the Dickinson to sell certain premises and
promised to keep the offer open for some time. In this project the detailed facts of the case,
issues involved in it, what are the legal provisions involved in it and explains about the
availability remedies to the parties of the case. The project topic will be explained with
relevant case laws.
SUBMITTED BY
NAME: M.USHA
ROLL NO: 2015064
SECTION: A
SEMESTER: IV
SUBJECT: LEGAL THEORY