Multiple choice

An offer was sent by post, the acceptor wrote ‘accepted' on the letter, put it in his drawer and forgot about it. The transaction is a

  1. valid contract

  2. a voidable contract

  3. a void contract

  4. no agreement as the acceptance was never communicated to the proposer
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D Correct answer
Explanation

For a valid contract, acceptance must be communicated to the proposer. Mere internal acceptance (writing 'accepted' but not sending) is insufficient. The postal rule states that acceptance is complete on posting, but here the acceptance was never posted. Therefore, no agreement exists as there was no communication of acceptance.

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