Legal Concepts - Don Willetts Case

Legal Concepts - Don Willetts Case

Introduction

The case of Don Willetts relates to Implied contracts and custom and practice between merchants. The main points of the case are as follows:

Don was getting Scuppernog grapes from us.

He was getting it at a set price and was not very particular about payments, though he did not default on any either.

One day, he made the son of the supplier sign a contract with him stating that it was only a formality and that as per the contract, the plaintiff will be supplying at the same rate as he ...