Hyde v Wrench (1840) 3 Beav 334 PDF

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Hyde v Wrench (1840) 3 Beav 334 High Court Basic Facts W offered to sell H his farm for £1000. H offered £950. W refused. H then offered £1000 and was refused again. H sued for non-perforance Issue for the Court Can an offeree accept the original offer after making a counter offer? Held Lord Langdale MR   

If C had accepted original offer when it was made, would be a binding contract However, D refused the counter offer So no binding obligation for D to accept original offer again o Constitutes an offer on the original terms by C o Which D may therefore reject, even if he had made an offer in the same terms previously which C had counter offered....