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国际商法教程案例翻译
国际商法教程案例翻译
国际商法教程案例翻译
PharmaceuticalSocietyofGreatBritainv.BootsCash
Chemists(Sourhern)Ltd.
[1953]1Q.B.401,[1953]1AllE.R.482(C.A.)
Thedefendants,Boots,operatedaself-servicepharmacy.Onepartofthestorewascalledthe”ToiletDept.,”andanotherthe”Chemists‘Dept.”Onoeftheshelvesinthechemists'departmentdrugs,includingproprietarymedicines,weredisplayedinindividualpackagesorcontainerswithanindicationofthepriceofeach.Onesectionoftheshelvesinthechemists'deparementwasdevotedexclusivelytodrugswhichwereincludedin,orwhichcontainedsubstancesineludedin,PartIofthe
PoisonsAct,1933;…
Thedefendantss'taffincludedamanager,aregisteredpharmacist,threeassistantsandtwocashiers,andduringthetimewhenthepremiseswereopenforthesaleofdrugsthemanager,theregisteredpharmacist,andoneormoreoftheassistantswerepresentintheroom.Inordertoleavethepremisesthecustomerhadtopassbyoneoftwoexits,ateachofwhichwasacashdeskwhereacashierwasstationedwhoscrurinizedthearticlesselectedbythecustomer,assessedthevalueandacceptedpayment.Thechemists'departmentwasunderthepersonalcontroloftheregisteredpharmacist,whocarriedoutallhisdutiesatthepremisessubjecttothedirectionsofasuperintendentappointedbythedefendantsinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsection9oftheAct.
Thepharmacistwasstationednearthepoisonsection,wherehiscertificateofregistrationwasconspicuouslydisplayed,andwasinviewofthecashdesks.Ineverycaseinvolvingthesaleofadrugthepharmacistsupervisedthatpartofthetransactionwhichtookplaceatthecashdeskandwasauthorizedbythedefendantstopreventatthatstageofthetransaction,ifhethoughtfit,anycustomerfromremovinganydrugfromthepremises.Nostepsweretakenbythedefendantstoinformthecustomers,beforetheyselected
anyarticlewhichtheywishedtopurchase,ofthepharmacist'sauthorization.
OnApril13,1951,atthedefendantspremises,twocustomers,followingtheprocedureoutlinedabove,respectivelypurchasedabottlecontainingamedicineknownascompoundsyrupofhypophosphites,containing0.01%W/Vstrychnine,andabottlecontainingmedicineknownasfamelsyrup,containing0.23%W/Vcodeine,bothofwhichsubstancesarepoisonsineludedinPartIofthePoisonsList…
ThequestionfortheopinionofthecourtwaswhetherthesalesinstancedonApril13,1951,wereeffectedbyorunderthesupervisionofaregisteredpharmacist,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsection18
(1)(a)(iii)ofthePharmacyandPoisonsAct.1933.
TheLordChiefJusticeansweredthequestionintheaffirmative[[1952]2Q.B.795,[1952]2All
E.R.456].ThePharmaceuticalSocietyappealed.
SomervellL.J….TheplaintiffsarethePhaimaceuticalSociety,incorporatedbyRoyalcharter.OneoftheirdutiesistotakeallreasonablestepstoenforcetheprovisionsoftheAct.Theprovisioninquestioniscontainedinsection18.[HisLordshipreadthesection,statedthefacts,andcontinued:
]Itisnotdisputedthatinachemist'sshopwherethisself-servicesystemdoesnotprevailacustomermaygoinandaskayoungwomanassistant,whowillnotherselfbearegisteredpharmacist,foroneofthesearticlesonthelist,andthetransationmaybecompletedandthearticlepaidfor,althoughtheregisteredpharmacist,whowillnodoubtbeonthepremises,willnotknowanythinghimselfofthetransaction,unlesstheassistantservingthecustomer,orthecustomer,requirestoputaquestiontohim.ItisrightthatIshouldemphasize,asdidtheLordChiefJustice,thatthesearenotdangerousdrugs.Theyaresubstanceswhichcontainverysmallproportionsofpoison,andIimaginethatmanyofthemarethetypeofdrugwhichhasawarningastowhatdosesaretobetaken.Theyaredrugswhichcanbeobtained,underthelaw,withoutadoctor'sprescription.
Thepointtakenbytheplaintiffsisthis:
itissaidthatthepurchaseiscompleteifandwhenacustomergoingroundtheshelvestakesanarticleandthattherefore,ifthatisright,whenthecustomercomestothepaydesk,havingcompletedthetourofthepremises,theregisteredpharmacist,ifsominded,hasnopowertosay:
”Thisdrugoughtnottobesoldtothiscustomer.”Whetherandinwhatcircumstanceshewouldhavethatpowerweneednotinquire,butonecan,ofcourse,seethatthereisadifferenceifsupervisioncanonlybeexercisedatatimewhenthecontractiscompleted,
IagreewiththeLordChiefJusticeineverythingthathesaid,butIwillputthemattershortlyinmyownwords.Whethertheviewcontendedforbytheplaintiffsisarightviewdependsonwhatarethelegalimplicationsofthislayout—theinvitationtothecustomer.Isacontracttoberegardedasbeingcompletedwhenthearticleisputintothereceptacle,oristhistoberegardedasamoreorganizedwayofdoingwhatisdonealreadyinmanytypesofshops-andabooksellerisperhapsthebestexample-namely,enablingcustomerstohavefreeaccesstowhatisintheshop,tolookatthedifferentarticles,andthen,ultimately,havinggottheoneswhichtheywishtobuy,tocomeuptotheassistantsayingwantthis?
”Theassistantin999timesoutof1,000says“Thatisallright,”andthemoneypassesandthetransactioniscompleted.Iagree・・・thatinthecaseofanordinaryshop,althoughgoodsaredisplayedanditisintendedthatcustomersshouldgoandchoosewhattheywant,thecontractisnotcompleteduntil,thecustomerhavingindicatedthearticleswhichheneeds,theshopkeeper,orsomeoneonhisbehalf,acceptsthatoffer.Thenthecontractiscompleted.Icanseenoreasonatall,thatbeingclearlythenormalposition,fordrawinganydiffererntimplicationasaresultofthislayout.TheLordChiefJustice,Ithink,expressedoneofthemostformidabledifficultiesinthewayoftheplaintiffsco'ntentionwhenhepointedoutthat,iftheplaintiffsareright,onceanarticlehasbeenplacedinthereceptaclethecustomerhimselfisboundandwouldhavenoright,withoutpayingforthefirstarticle,tosubstituteanarticlewhichhesawlaterofasimilarkindandwhichheperhapspreferred.Icanseenoreasonforimplyingfromthisself—servicearrangementanyimplicationotherthan...thatitisaconvenientmethodofenablingcustomerstoseewhatthereisandchoose,andpossiblyputbackandsubstitute,articleswhichtheywishtohave,andthentogouptothecashierandoffertobuywhattheyhavesofarchosen.Onthatconclusionthecasefails,becauseitisadmittedthattherewassupervisioninthesenserequiredbytheActandattheappropriatemomentoftime.Forthesereasons,inmyopinion,theappealshouldbedismissed.
BirkettL.J.[notedthatitwasthedutyofthePharmaceuticalSocieytoenforcethispartoftheActandcontinued:
]Thetwowomencustomersinthiscaseeachtookaparticularpackagecontainingpoisonfromtheparticularshelf,putitintoherbasket,cametotheexitandtherepaid.Itissaid,ontheonehand,thatwhenthecustomertakesthepackagefromthepoisonsectionandputsitintoherbasketthesalethereandthentakeplace.Ontheotherhand,itissaidthedoesnottakeplaceuntilthatcustomer,whohasplacedthatpackageinthebasket,comestotheexit.
TheLordChiefJusticedealtwiththematterinthisway,andIwouldliketodaopthiswords[[1952]2Q.B.795at802]:
Itseemstome,therefore,thatthetransactionisinnowaydifferentfromthenormaltransactioninashopinwhichthereisnoself--servicescheme.Iamquitesatisfieditwouldbewrongtosaythattheshopkeeperismakinganoffertoselleveryarticleintheshopuoanypersonwhomightcomeinandthatthatpersoncaninsistonbuyinganyarticlebysaying“Iacceptyouroffer.”
Thenhewentontodealwiththeillustrationofthebookshop,andcontinued:
Therefore,inmyopinion,themerefactthatacustomerpicksupabottleofmedicinefromtheshelvesinthiscasedoesnotamounttoanacceptanceofanoffertosell.Itisanofferbythecustomertobuyandthereisnosaleeffecteduntilthebuyer'soffertobuyisacceptedbythe
acceptanceoftheprice.Theoffer,theacceptanceoftheprice,andthereforethesaletakeplaceunderthesupervisionofthepharmacist.Thatissufficienttosatisfytherequirementsofthesectionforbyusingthewords“thesaleiseffectedby,orunderthesupervisionof,aregisteredpharmacist”theActenvisagesthathesalemaybeeffectedbysomeonenotapharmacist.Ithink,too,thatthesaleiseffectedunderhissupervisionifheisinapositiontosay“Youmustnothavethat:
thatcontainspoison,so”thatinanycase,evenifIwerewrongintheviewthatIhavetakenonthequestionastowhenthesalewascompleted,anditwascompleted,anditwascompletedwhenthecustomertookthearticlefromtheshelf,itwouldstillbeeffectedunderthesupervisionofthepharmacistwithinthemeaningofsection18.Iagreewiththat,andIagreethatthisappealoughttobedismissed.
[RomerL.J.deliveredaconcurringjudgment.]医药学会大不列颠诉靴现金化学家(sourhern)有限公司被告,靴子,开办了一个自我-服务药房。
一部份商店被称为“卫生部,”另一个“化学家”部。
”一个架子在化学系药物,包括专利的药品,显示在每个包装或容器的指示每一个价格。
一部分的货架的化学家处是专门为药物,其中包括在,或其中部分包括物质,1的毒药,1933;…被告的工作人员包括一个经理,注册药剂师,三助理和2名收银员,并在当时的房屋开放药品销售经理,注册药剂师,和一个或更多的助手们在房间。
要离开单位客户已通过一个出口,在其中每个现金出纳台,驻扎谁scrurinized文章由客户选定,评估的价值和接受的付款。
化学家部是根据个人控制的注册药剂师,谁进行了所有他的职责在房屋的指示者由被告根据本法第9行为。
药剂师驻守附近的毒药,在其注册证明书是突出显示,并鉴于现金桌。
在每一个案件涉及出售毒品药剂师监督,交易的一部分发生在收款台和被授权的被告以防止在这个阶段的交易,如果他认为合适的任何客户,消除任何药物的处所。
没有采取了步骤,由被告人检举客户,才选定任何文章,他们希望购买的,药剂师的授权。
1951年4月13日,在被告的处所,两家客户后,上述程序,分别购买了一瓶含有医学上称为次磷酸盐复合糖浆,含0.01%瓦特/五宁,和一瓶