Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company 1 QB 256 is an English contract law decision by the Court of Appeal, which held an advertisement containing certain terms to get a reward constituted a binding un
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Lord Justice Lindley was a prolific author, widely known for his work on partnership and company law.
Sir A. L. Smith was the Master of the Rolls for a year before he died in 1901.
1889–1890 pandemic
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The 1889–1890 pandemic, often referred to as the "Asiatic flu" or "Russian flu", was a worldwide respiratory viral pandemic. It was the last great pandemic of the 19th century, and is among the deadli
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co
…The Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. made a product called the "smoke ball" and claimed it to be a cure for influenza and a number of other diseases. (The 1889–1890 pandemic ongoing at the time was estimated to have killed 1 million people, but may have been caused either by influenza or a coronavirus.) The smoke ball was…
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The 12 January 1890 edition of the Paris satirical magazine Le Grelot [fr] depicted an unfortunate person with influenza bowled along by a parade of physicians, druggists, skeleton musicians, and dancing women representing quinine and antipyrine.
Recorded dates of the epidemic in 1889 and 1890