Court: Court

Year: 1857

Principle(s): Acceptance of an offer gives rise to a complete contract. An offer can be made through an advertisement. For an offer to be made through an advertisement, the offer must be "clear, definite, and explicit, and left nothing open for negotiation" Acceptance of an offer can be by conduct. The plaintiff accepted the offer when he went to the store as the first person.

Court: Supreme Court

Year: 2018-2019

Principle(s): Email communication sent by one party making an offer, which said offer is accepted, by the other party also by email constitutes a binding contract enforceable at law.

Court: High Court

Year: 1990

Principle(s): An advertisement is an invitation to treat. There must be acceptance before a binding contract can exist

Court: Court of Appeal

Year: 1962

Principle(s): When the offeror prescribes a mode of acceptance, acceptance is only valid if expressed through that mode.

Court: Court of Appeal

Year: 1985

Principle(s): Meaning of acceptance; effect of conditional acceptance; effect of an acceptance

Court: Supreme Court of Texas

Year: 1907

Principle(s): An offer can only be accepted by a party if he/she knows about the offer

Court: Court of Appeal

Year: 1892

Principle(s): An advertisement containing certain terms to get a reward constituted a binding unilateral offer that could be accepted by anyone who performed its terms; There is no need to write to the offeror to accept the terms. Performance constitutes acceptance

Court: Supreme Court

Year: 1992

Principle(s): Acceptance must be plain and unconditional; Acceptance must be communicated to the offeror; Acceptance must be done within a reasonable time;