The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305967304
Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Case summary: A person D wanted a custom-built recording studio in his home. He asked local contractors for bid submission. The lowest bid was of the person A. They both discussed the type and quality of the material to be used. The person D asksfor a better quality of material within the bid price. They also discussed the starting date for the construction work. Two weeks later, person D changed his mind to carry out the plan and person A filed a suit in response.

To explain: Whether the bid of the person A met with the offer’s requirements.

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In this particular case, there is no offer because the terms of the offer have to be reasonably fixed or definite so that they are clear to both the parties. A bid can be also called an offer, if all the essentials of the offer are met. But in the given case, the price, materials, and the starting date of the probable contract are not clearly mentioned. So, this case cannot fall under the purview of an offer as all the requirements of the offer are not fulfilled.

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