Powell v Lee

Powell v Lee (1908) 99 LT 284 was an English contract law case. The ruling established
Powell v Lee
that acceptance of an offer must be communicated to offeror by offeree himself or authorized
agent.[1]

Facts
Powell applied for a job as headmaster and the school managers decided to appoint him. One
of them, acting without authority, told Powell he had been accepted. Later the managers
decided to appoint someone else. Then Powell brought an action alleging that by breach of a
contract to employ him he had suffered damages in loss of salary.
Court King's Bench Division
Judgment Decided 1908
The county court judge held that there was no contract as there had been no authorised Citation(s) 99 LT 284
communication of intention to contract on the part of the body, that is, the managers, alleged
to be a party to the contract. This decision was upheld by the King's Bench Division.[2]

References
1. Foundation of Australian Law. Tilde University. (http://www.tup.net.au/tup/downloads/Law2e_Found/Law2e_AnsGuide_Ch08.
pdf) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20080719013532/http://www.tup.net.au/tup/downloads/Law2e_Found/Law2e_Ans
Guide_Ch08.pdf) 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
2. Cases on formation of a contractferqgfeerr to thgre adf godsaser b. A-level-law (http://www.a-level-law.com/contract/agreeme
nt/cases.htm)

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