Gibson V Manchester City Council
Mr Gibson relied on a letter from Manchester Corporation to claim there was a firm offer to sell and a letter from him to argue that this offer had been validly accepted. Gibson v Manchester City Council 1979 In its decision 1 the House of Lords on 8th March 1979 unanimously allowed the appeal of the appellant Manchester City. Kate Harry Swiss Wedding Splash Duchess Kate Kate And Harry Duchess As long ago as. . Gibson had been employed by the Manchester CityCorporation for sixteen years and since March 1959 tenant of their dwelling-house 174 Charlestown Road Blackley. The defendant City Council had adopted a policy of selling council houses to its tenants. Manchester City Council was being run by the Conservative Party which was running a policy of selling council houses to the occupants. In 1971 Mr. The claimant was a tenant of such a council house who had applied for details of the. Manchester City Council was being run