Law of Contract Cases on Termination Of An Offer

Deegbe v. Nsiah and Another

Court: Court of Appeal

Year: 1985

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

Hyde v Wrench

Court: Rolls Court

Year: 1840

Principle(s): A counter offer terminates or cancels the original offer.

Stevenson Jacques & Co v Mclean

Court: High Court, Queen's Bench

Year: 1880

Principle(s): Request for information is not a counter offer

Ramsgate Victoria Hotel v. Montefiore

Court: Court of Exchequer

Year: 1886

Principle(s): If a reasonable time passes after an offer is made, yet it remains unaccepted, the offer may be considered terminated