Litigation Before The Judgment in Carlill V Carbolic Smoke Ball Company

Litigation Before The Judgment In Carlill V Carbolic Smoke Ball Company

The Litigation before the judgment in Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company was a rather decorated affair, considering that a future Prime Minister served as counsel for the company. A close reading of the submissions and the decision in the Queen's Bench show that the result of the Court of Appeal was not inevitable or necessarily a decision on orthodox principles of previous case law.

For the facts and full final decision, see Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company.

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