Price binding (2014423899)
Price binding (2014423899) [2014] ZACGSO 15 (9 May 2014)
The Ombud found that the applicant received the same price quotation on three separate occasions and confirmed the price with the supplier before making payment. There was no evidence that the applicant knew or should have known of the supplier's mistake. The applicant did not act unconscionably or attempt to 'snatch at a bargain' in the legal sense. The supplier failed to prove that the applicant was aware of the error or acted improperly. Accordingly, the contract is valid and binding, and the supplier is obliged to deliver the goods at the quoted and paid price.
Source excerpt
- Contractual Mistake
- Consumer Protection Act
- Binding Offer
- Quotation Error