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Beaumont v. Prieto, 249 U.S. 554 (1919)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Beaumont v. Prieto, 249 U.S. 554 (1919)
Beaumont v. Prieto No. 303 Argued April 17, 1919 Decided May 6, 1919 249 U.S. 554
APPEAL FROM AND ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
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In the interest of justice, the Court may decline to dismiss a case, upon the ground that the writ of error and citation were not made returnable in time, where the irregularity had color of authority from the court below and one of its judges. P. 555.
An offer to sell real property, in the form of an option allowing three months in which to buy at a certain price, is not accepted by an offer to purchase at that price conditioned to be paid on a date specified (beyond the three months) or "before and with delivery" of clear title. Id.
The opportunity to accept a continuing offer is lost by making a counter-offer. P. 556.
The Court will not disturb a decision of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on a local question of contract unless clearly wrong. Id.
Affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Beaumont v. Prieto, 249 U.S. 554 (1919) in 249 U.S. 554 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QW3QKUQWZHINZHS.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Beaumont v. Prieto, 249 U.S. 554 (1919), in 249 U.S. 554, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QW3QKUQWZHINZHS.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Beaumont v. Prieto, 249 U.S. 554 (1919). cited in 1919, 249 U.S. 554. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QW3QKUQWZHINZHS.
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