Significance
This case in the first step towards establishing the postal acceptance rule (mailbox rule). It was not until 1892 in Henthorn v Fraser 2 Ch 27 that the court determined the precise timing of the acceptance, that is the moment the letter of acceptance is posted. (See also Entores Ltd v Miles Far East Corporation 2 QB 327).
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