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What Was Hatcher's Method Of Acceptance

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Hatcher's acceptance was not valid because he sent a letter as acceptance when the offer was sent by e-mail. Although Simons did not expressly state what the method of acceptance should be, the use of e-mail implied e-mail was the method of acceptance. As such since Hatcher used a different, slower method, it was not valid upon being sent. No, it could not be taken as a valid contract since the offer was made in a manner that was clearly made out of frustration and was not meant to be a serious offer. Kennedy could not collect the reward since Kennedy already turned in the watch without knowledge of the offer. Lodge does not have to give Kennedy the reward, since Kennedy did not mention wanting the reward. Kubach was incorrect because by changing her terms for accepting the position, she did not follow the mirror image rule of acceptance and thus she did not actually agree to the offer. What she actually did by suggesting the bonus was create a counteroffer. …show more content…

Ludwig would be forced to pay because by standing by and watching he committed passive fraud by concealing the fact that he did not order a new driveway, in an attempt to gain from Frazetta's mistake. Yardley could not win because he made an assumption about what the desk was made of since Noble did not specify. Yardley made a unilateral mistake, which cannot be used to get out of a contract. Noble did not intentionally misrepresent the desk since all he said was that it was a desk. Since Claypool refused the offer, Massie has no legal obligation to return the $25 paid to hold the offer

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