August 28, 2025
Glamorgan CC v Glasbrook Bros Ltd [1924] UKHL 3 (19 December 1924)
A colliery, fearing striking miners, promised to pay police for an on-site garrison. The police, who believed a mobile force was adequate, agreed. The House of Lords held the promise to pay was contractually enforceable as providing a garrison, beyond what the police deemed necessary, constituted good consideration. Facts During a national coal strike in 1921, Glasbrook Brothers Ltd (the respondents), owners of a colliery in Glamorgan, experienced significant industrial unrest. After a stay-at-home strike, the safety men who maintained the mine decided to return to work, but faced intimidation from striking miners. The colliery manager requested police protection, specifically
