Markholm Construction Co Ltd v Wellington City Council - [1985] 2 NZLR 520

Contract — Offer and acceptance — City Council advertised sale of subdivided sections by ballot and requested "offers to purchase" - Two plaintiffs (a father on behalf of his company and a son on his own behalf) lodged "offers to purchase" in due time — Without prior notice, Council amalgamated plaintiffs' applications — Council later cancelled ballot — Whether a contract existed between plaintiffs and Council — Whether Council was entitled to amalgamate plaintiffs' applications — Whether specific performance should be ordered.