Acceptance

Question 1

If acceptance is not of the whole contract what is this ?

Answer 1

A counter offer

Question 2

What happened in the case of Yates v Pulleyn ?

Answer 2

D offered to sell their land but stipulated they wished to receive confirmation of the claimants decision through a specific type of postal service
-Ruled that this specification wasn’t mandatory

Question 3

What happened in the case of Adams v Lindsell (1818) ?

Answer 3

D wrote to C offering to sell some wool, C replied with interest but before D received the letter back they had sold to a third party

Question 4

What are the requirements for the postal rule to apply ?

Answer 4

The letter is the acceptance

Letter is the usual/expected form of communication between parties

Offeree must be able to prove the letter was posted

Question 5

If all the requirements of the postal rule are met, when does the acceptance occur ?

Answer 5

As soon as the letter is posted