LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Posting Rule, Bruce Gilbert
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3 - maria mails revocation of offer. 5 - you receive maria"s offer and mail your acceptance. 7 - you receive maria"s revocation of offer. Fact: the offer occurs on the june 5th since that was when it was received. The acceptance occurs on june 5th b/c of postal rule. Therefore since the acceptance occurs before the revocation, then there is a contract and it was created on june 5th. Note:the postal rule is only for acceptance, everything else is when it is received other case: #8 on page 181. (i believe it is the same as the before) There is a contract, created on oct 21 and it was created in kelowna 3) consideration. Law will not enforce gratuitous promises (promises given for free). Consideration can be either a benefit or a detriment. 28: (promise to) provide benefit to someone or, (promise to) suffer detriment to self. Eg. i will give you if you stop smoking.
