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1、商法案例分析精品文档LegalAnalysistoaCaseof“Caravan”GroupMembers:林洁纯2013040283龙钰2013040486张志梅2013040034收集于网络,如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档Contents1.Factsandanalysis31.1Bernice’scounter-offer31.2Curtis’invalidacceptance31.3David’sfailureofacceptance31.4Andrea’sacceptanceofBernice’soffer31.5Curtis’svalidacce
2、ptance41.6Andrea’srevocationofBernice’soffer42.Advicetoeachparty5Tableofcases5收集于网络,如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档1.FactsandanalysisAndreadecidedtosellhercaravanatapriceof£4,750ornear.Sosheparkeditoutsideherhousewithanoticewhichcontainspriceandphonenumberonthefrontwindscreen.Thenoticealsomentions
3、thatfirstpersonwhoagreesapricewillgetthecaravan.1.1Bernice’scounter-offerOnMondayat9.00am,Bernicesawthenoticeanddecidedtobuy.Butasshewaslateforthedentist,shetelephonedAndreafromworkat10.00amandmadeanofferof£4,500.Andreaneededsometimetoconsider.SotheyreachedconsensusthatifAndreadidn’
4、tcallBernicebefore9.00pmonMonday,theofferwouldcomeintoexistence.ThisofferhasclearlystatedtermsandalsoshowedAndrea’sintentiontodobusiness.Bernice,astheoffereecommunicatedtoAndreawhoistheofferor.Sothisbilateralofferisalegallybindingoffer.InHydevWrench(1840),theprincipleofcounter-offwa
5、sclearlyestablished.BernicedestroyedAndrea’soriginalofferbyhercounter-offerofareducedprice.Theoriginalofferwasrejecteditceasedtoexist.BerniceandAndreamadeanewofferofalowernewprice.1.2Curtis’invalidacceptanceAt11.00amonMonday,CurtiscalledatAndrea’shouse,butFenella,Andrea’sdaughter,wa
6、stheonlypersonthere.Soheleftachequeof$4750andanoteforAndrea,whichaskedhertokeepthecaravanforhim.InPowellvLee(1908),theprincipalofcommunicationiseffectiveonlyifmadebyanauthorisedpersonwasestablished.AlthoughFenallaisAndrea’sdaughter,shehadnotbeenauthorisedtotakeCurtis’sacceptance.The
7、reforeCurtis’sacceptancewasnotvalidinthissituation,whichmeansthattherewasnocontractbetweenAndreaandCurtisatthattime.1.3David’sfailureofacceptanceAt2.15pmonMonday,Davidpostedaletterofacceptanceandchequefor£4,750byusingthepost-boxattheendofthestreet.Unfortunately,theletterwasmisaddres
8、sedandarrivedonFrid