Question
a) Offer sent on 4" January via post
b) Offer accepted on 5" January via post
c) Offeree realises it is a bad bargain and revokes the
acceptance via e-mail on 6" January
d) Letter of acceptance arrives and is read at 11.15am on
8" January
e) Offeror then reads the email revoking the acceptance
at 11.30am on 8" January
Applying the relevant principles, critically evaluate
whether the offer had been revoked before acceptance.
Would your answer differ if the offer had stated, 'do let
me know by 9" January'?
Answer
The offer was revoked before acceptance, as the revocation was sent via email on 6th January, before the letter of acceptance was read at 11.15am on 8th January. If the offer had stated 'do let me know by 9th January', the offer would have been accepted before the deadline, and the revocation would not have been valid.