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Peter offered his old boat to Antonio for $200.00 if Antonio would accept the offer in thirty days by mailing a written notice of acceptance

  • Peter offered his old boat to Antonio for $200.00 if Antonio would accept the offer in thirty days by mailing a written notice of acceptance to Peter. Antonio mailed his acceptance in twenty days, but later found that Peter had died two days after he made the offer to Antonio. Was a contract formed between Peter and Antonio for sale of the boat?

a. Yes, because Antonio accepted the offer under the terms originally specified by Peter.

b. No, because of the statute of frauds.

c. Yes, because of the small and simple sales exception to general contract principles.

d. No, because Peter died before the offer was accepted.

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