Chapell & Co. V. Nestle Co. House Of Lords, United Kingdom Ukhl1, Ac 87 (1959)

Aryan Arya, Symbiosis Law School, Noida

Judges Sitting : Viscount Simonds, Lord Reid, Lord Tucker , Lord Keith of Avonholm, Lord Somervell of Harrow

CASE FACTS

“Chapell & Co. v. Nestle Co. House Of Lords, United Kingdom UKHL1, AC 87 (1959) is an important English Contract Case which was taken up the House of Lords where the judges came to a decision that consideration should be sufficient not adequate”1. In the year 1959, “Winneton Music Corporation were the only owners of the copyright on the musical record known as Rockin’ Shoes, the only licensees of the musical record were Chappell Co. Ltd (Plaintiff)”2. The Hardy Record Manufacturing Co. Ltd, they were responsible for making gramophone records and they sold these records to Nestle ( Defendant) for about 4 pence so that they can make a good advertisement campaign which would have eventually boosted their sales.