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Cooper v Phibbs

[1867] UKHL 1
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords (on appeal from Ireland)
Year1867
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Doctrinal subject: the doctrine of mistake

Area of Law

Contract and Commercial

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