desire to achieve a just result seems to explain the results in the cases. An early House of Lords decision was Cundy v Lindsay, where the con-man was named Blenkarn, and had an address at 37 Wood Street. A well respected firm called Blenkiron & Co carried on business at 123 Wood Street. Blenkarn, in ordering handkerchiefs from Lindsay, signed his name so as to look like Blenkiron. The goods were sent on credit and some were resold to Cundy before the fraud was discovered. It was held in both the Court of Appeal and House of Lords that no contract had come into being between Lindsay and Blenkarn. Lord Cairns LC stated:

DOI link for desire to achieve a just result seems to explain the results in the cases. An early House of Lords decision was Cundy v Lindsay, where the con-man was named Blenkarn, and had an address at 37 Wood Street. A well respected firm called Blenkiron & Co carried on business at 123 Wood Street. Blenkarn, in ordering handkerchiefs from Lindsay, signed his name so as to look like Blenkiron. The goods were sent on credit and some were resold to Cundy before the fraud was discovered. It was held in both the Court of Appeal and House of Lords that no contract had come into being between Lindsay and Blenkarn. Lord Cairns LC stated:

desire to achieve a just result seems to explain the results in the cases. An early House of Lords decision was Cundy v Lindsay, where the con-man was named Blenkarn, and had an address at 37 Wood Street. A well respected firm called Blenkiron & Co carried on business at 123 Wood Street. Blenkarn, in ordering handkerchiefs from Lindsay, signed his name so as to look like Blenkiron. The goods were sent on credit and some were resold to Cundy before the fraud was discovered. It was held in both the Court of Appeal and House of Lords that no contract had come into being between Lindsay and Blenkarn. Lord Cairns LC stated: