question? Odelia offers in writing to sell her ranch to Erik for $150,000. A week later, when Erik is about to mail his acceptance, Odelia dies in a motor vehicle accident. Odelias heir informs Erik that she is no longer interested in selling the ranch. Erik decides to resolve the dispute in court, stating that the offer cannot be revoked since he had already decided to accept the offer and was about to mail his acceptance. Analyze the case and discuss what the court is likely to rule.

Answer: It is true that Odelia offered her ranch in writing but because she died this contract can be terminated. Although they both did not act to terminate the contract, there are certain circumstances by law that that dictates that the offer has been terminated. The court can take this into consideration if this happened before the acceptance. Because Erik was about to mail his acceptance and did not formally send it yet, then this contract can be terminated. The court could have looked at the mailbox rule, but this only applies when the offeree dispatches it. Erik had not yet deposited his acceptance so it does not count as a binding contract. The court will probably rule in favor of the heir because Odelia is no longer here to make the offer happen.

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