国际商法 Offer Acceptance.pptVIP

Acceptance must fit the terms of the offer exactly, otherwise it could lead to more negotiations, for example a counter-offer, but not a contract. However, it is sometimes difficult to see when acceptance takes place, as it does not always need to be communicated in words – it may be conduct. Brogden V Metropolitan Rail Co (1877) Brogden supplied the railway company with coal regularly, without a formal contract. Each time the railway company needed coal an order was placed and it was delivered. The company paid and both parties were happy with the arrangements. The railway company eventually