e/Cundy v Lindsay

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has gloss	eng: Cundy v Lindsay (1877-78) LR 3 App Cas 459 is an English contract law case on the subject of mistake, introducing the concept that contracts could be automatically void for mistake to identity, where it is of crucial importance. Some lawyers argue that such a rule is at odds with subsequent cases of mistake to identity, such as Phillips v Brooks , where parties contracting face to face are merely voidable for fraud, protecting a third party buyer. However, the ultimate question is whether the identity of the other contracting party was crucial to the contract.
lexicalization	eng: Cundy v Lindsay
instance of	c/English mistake cases