August 28, 2025
Dickinson v Dodds 01 Apr 1876 2 ChD 463, CA
Dodds offered to sell property to Dickinson, with the offer open until Friday. Before accepting, Dickinson learned from a third party that Dodds had sold to another. The court held this indirect communication was a valid revocation of the original offer. Facts On Wednesday, 10th June 1874, the Defendant, John Dodds, signed and delivered to the Plaintiff, George Dickinson, a memorandum offering to sell a property for £800. The offer included a postscript stating: “This offer to be left over until Friday, 9 o’clock, a.m. J.D. (the 12th of June).” On Thursday afternoon, the Plaintiff was informed by a third
