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Rossiter v Miller

(1878) 3 App Cas 1124 (HL)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1878
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An agreement on all essential terms is a binding contract even though the parties contemplate a later formal document, unless the further document is intended to be a condition of, rather than merely a record of, the bargain.

Area of Law

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