Issue: Does Pete have an enforceable contract with Debbie? Rule : : Contract formation requires mutual assent (offer and acceptance), consideration, and no viable defenses to contract formation. 1. Is there a valid offer? Offer an offer is the manifestation of a willingness to enter into a bargain, in must be done in such a way that another person should understand that his assent to that bargain is invited and will conclude in forming a contract. Pete has to show that Debbie made a promise to him something in exchange for him to do or not to do something than a valid offer will be proven Was there a valid offer made when Debbie put an ad in newspaper stating her company Party line will rent tables and chairs for the low price of …show more content…
Was there a valid acceptance from Pete. Acceptance An acceptance of an offer is “ a manifestation of assent to the terms thereof made by the offeree in a manner invited or required by the offer. Manifestation: Acceptance of an offer requires a communication of the acceptance to the offeror from the offeree so in order to satisfy the mutual assent requirement. Pete acceptance could be inferred through his statement No problem you can let me know sometime within the next two weeks. Did Debbie revoke the offer Revocation. [7] Whoever makes an offer can revoke it as long as it hasn't yet been accepted. This means that if you make an offer and the other party wants some time to think it through, or makes a counteroffer with changed terms, you can revoke your original offer. Once the other party accepts, however, you'll have a binding agreement. Revocation must happen before acceptance. There are some offers that are irrevocable. The offer must be revoked in the same manner it was given. A revocation is generally effective when it is received. When an offer is made to a group of people, such as through a newspaper ad, it may be revoked through an equal means of publicity. However, in the current fact pattern, the first newspaper ad did not constitute the offer. The offer did not occur until Debbie and Pete spoke on the phone and Debbie promised to let Pete know in two weeks. Also, since Debbie specifically knew the identity of Peter, she should have notified Peter
Most time, acceptance would be made in clear and loud matters, such as saying “Yes, I accept.” But silence would constitute acceptance of an offer where the common-law and statutory law allows. Supreme Court of Nebraska has confirmed in Joseph Heiting and Sons v. Jacks Bean Co that acceptance may be established by silence or inaction of an offeree and acceptance occurs when the buyer/offeree “does any act inconsistent with the seller/offeror’s ownership...” Neb. U.C.C. section 2-606(1)(c). In Joseph Heiting and Sons v. Jacks Bean Co, 463 N.W.2d 817, 236 Neb. 765 (Neb.,1990), Heiting (Plaintiff) offered to sell its beans at the posted price on September 30, 1987, but was never informed of acceptance or rejection of the offer. Heiting and Jacks
3. Third Possible Offer. Peters response to Don of "OK, that sounds great. I just need to inform my sister first before I can act on this. This decision affects her too. Can I let you know for sure tomorrow?" does not contain the required promissory language required to show intent to form a contract. He is simply relaying that he is taking Dons invitation for an offer under consideration and must communicate with his sister prior to a decision being made.
Billy communicates his acceptance directly in response to Choy’s offer. To ensure a contract, acceptance must be unqualified, clear and certain and communicated to the offeror. In this case, these requirements are satisfied and Billy clearly expresses his acceptance, temporarily giving up his study.
if this is done, Wessel can not create a contract by accepting the revoked offer, Gregory. so as long as the contract do not express that how many time or how long Gregory offer Wessel monologue, he still have right to revocation the offer.
Acceptance-This basically means that the terms of the offer have been clearly understood and agreed to through consent and assent and at no time will the terms be changed.
Acceptance. This basically means that the terms of the offer have been clearly understood and agreed to through consent
Pat was very frustrated because she wanted to purchase a home but lacked the funds or credit to do so even though Pat was expecting shortly to receive a one-half million dollar final installment payment for some land she sold several years earlier. Dan knew that Pat was very interested in purchasing a home and approached Pat with a proposal to assist Pat in buying a home. Dan told Pat that he would help Pat with the financing. After finding the home she wanted to buy for $250,000, Dan and Pat orally agreed that Dan would purchase the home and "when you come up with the money, I (Dan) will sell it to you (Pat) for $250,000 plus a fair commission to be determined."
This is a clear expression of a party accepting agreement to the terms of the offer.
The offer and acceptance model is flawed- only an agreement is necessary. In order to fully comprehend this statement, we must first establish what constitutes and offer and what constitutes acceptance. “An offer is a statement by one party of willingness to enter into a contract on stated terms, provided that these terms are, in turn, accepted by the party to whom the offer is addressed”. Acceptance is “…an unqualified expression of ascent to the terms proposed by the offeror”. The “Offer and acceptance model” is based on the court’s adopt the “mirror image” rule of contractual formation. Applying the definitions stated above, we can take this to mean that there must be a clear and unequivocal offer which must be matched by an equally
Acceptance- An acceptance occurs when the person agrees to the proposal. It involves a written or oral statement or an act that clearly communicates acceptance of the offer. For example, the offeree accepts the proposal of $16,000 and indicates it by saying ‘Deal’ and shaking hands.
As stated in the Gould Commercial Code Section 2-207 subsection 1, “A definite and seasonable expression of acceptance or a written confirmation which is sent within a reasonable time operates as an acceptance even though it states terms additional to or different from those offered or agreed upon, unless acceptance is expressly made conditional on assent to
An offer is classified through the notion and understanding the willingness of both parties to enter into a bargain or proposal to a contract. The person who makes an offer is the offeror. The person to whom he makes that offer is the offeree. The terms are annoying but inescapable because, like handcuffs, all courts use them. Stan who is the salesperson on the car lot allowed the buyers Jim and Laura to test-drive the car, after test driving the blue four door sedan the couple gave Stan a 100-dollar deposit to hold the car for one day without signing any paperwork.
for it to qualify as a proper contract in the eyes of the law: offer
Where an employment circumstance is concerned, an offer would be proposed by an employer however in certain situations an offer could be placed forward by an employee. Amid this period it’s likely that another offer would be made by one of the parties involved. At this time additional terms would be discussed and evaluated among the parties involved. Once a new offer is placed the original offer would be cancelled. Acceptance is another vital part of the contract. It is essential that acceptance is the unconditional acceptance of all the elements
In BROGDEN v METROPOLITAN RAIL CO it was held the railway company had accepted by placing orders since the amendment of the document, and in TRENTHAM LTD v ARCHITAL LUXFER the court used the 'reasonable man' to identify whether or not there has been acceptance. Both cases seemed to have reasonable outcomes; therefore the courts had been provided with satisfactory rules to help them reach a appropriate verdict. There are various different rules regarding acceptance. There must be a communication of acceptance from the offeree to the offeror. The case of YATES BUILDING v PULLEYN deals whether there had been a prescribed acceptance or not. It was held that there was no practical difference to the offeror therefore the acceptance method was binding. However in the case of ENTORES LTD v MILES FAR EAST CORPORATION there was no prescribed acceptance, yet it was held that the contract was formed in England as that was there acceptance had been received by telex. Other rules that can be used to decide whether there has been acceptance include a waiver of communication of acceptance; silence, which isn't a valid acceptance; ignorance, generally there isn't a binding contract; and acceptance via post using the postal rule. The postal rule can often be misused, as it states that a contract has been formed as