D'Oyly Downs Limited v Galloway - [1970] NZLR 1077

Sale of land — The contract of sale — Memorandum in writing — Signed by purchaser — Vendor not named — Not owner in possession — Offer conveyed and accepted by telephone through agent — Purchaser informed of oral acceptance — Letter to agent confirming acceptance and naming vendor — Not made known to purchaser — Telegram withdrawing offer — Subsequent insertion of name of vendor — Whether precedent authority to complete — Requirements for linking of documents — Memorandum insufficient — Contracts Enforcement Act 1956, s. 2.

Contract — Sale of land — Memorandum in writing — Signed by purchaser — Vendor not named — Offer and acceptance by telephone through agent — Purchaser informed of oral acceptance but not of confirming letter — Telegram withdrawing offer — Subsequent insertion of name of vendor — Whether precedent authority to complete — Requirements for linking of documents — Memorandum insufficient — Contracts Enforcement Act 1956, s. 2.