1. How, according toLindley LJ's ruling inCarlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company, didMs. Carlill notify the defendants that she had accepted their offer? Why, according to Bowen LJ's ruling inCarbolic Smoke Ball, did the advertisement qualify as an offer? Why, according to Cockburn CJ's ruling inSmith v Hughes, isa defendant who makes a mistake about a product that is not a result of the seller's behaviour still bound by thecontract? Why, according to Patteson J's ruling inThomas v Thomas, does the plaintiff's minimal rent still satisfy the requirements of consideration? In what sense,according to the ruling inHamer v Sidway, does avoiding smoking, drinking, gambling, and swearing qualify as a detriment that satisfies the requirements of consideration?