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Law Issues in Selling a Car

   

Added on  2020-05-04

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Law2Issue:Whether any contract arises between the John and Joanna for selling the car, and whether offer revoked by John is valid revocation?Law:An offer is considered as an expression of willingness to make the contract with the intention that it will be binding on the person who is making it as soon as it is accepted by the person to whom offer is made. It is possible for offeror to revoke the offer at any time before such offer has been accepted by the offeree. Offeror has right to revoke the offer even though offer is open for particular time, unless offeror received extra consideration in separate contract for remaining the offer open for particular time (Gillmacmillan, n.d.). This can be understood through case law Routledge v. Grant (1828). In this case, defendant receives an offer to purchase the house of plaintiff, and this offer is provided with the condition that offer is open for 6 weeks. During the period of 6 weeks plaintiff withdraw his offer. Court held that offeror has right to revoke the offer at any time before the offer is accepted by offeree because no option agreement is present at that time.It must be noted that revocation of offer is effective only when such revocation is communicated to the offeree, either by the offeror itself or by any third party who has sufficient information in this regard. This can be understood through case law Dickinson v. Dodds (1876). In this case, defendant offered to sell the party by letter to the plaintiff for £800, by stating that offer is open for Friday, 12 June, 9.00 a.m. on 11th June, letter of acceptance was delivered by plaintiff to the address on which defendant is no longer residing because of which it is not possible for defendant to receive it. On 11th June defendant sold the property to another buyer. Mr. Berry was

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