CON · S02Offer and AcceptanceAsked in 6 of 7 papers (Jun ’22, Dec ’22, Jun ’23, Dec ’23, Jun ’24, Jun ’25)
A posts an offer to B. Before B posts any acceptance, A sends a revocation that reaches B. B reads the revocation and only then posts an acceptance letter. Under sections 4 and 5, which result follows?
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AThe revocation became effective against B when A dispatched it, even before B could know of it.
BThe proposal was revoked when B received and knew of the revocation before posting acceptance.
CPosting the original offer made it irrevocable until B chose whether to accept.
DB’s later posting necessarily creates a contract because postal acceptance always overrides prior revocation.
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