FIL 375/Hosack
Fall 2016
Homework No. 2
Due Date: Thursday, September 1st
1. West Corp. is involved in the following dispute:
On September 16, West’s president orally offered to hire Dodd Consultants, Inc. to do
computer consulting for West. The offer provided for a three-year contract at $5,000 per
month. West agreed that Dodd could have until September 30 to decide whether to
accept the offer. If Dodd chose to accept the offer, its acceptance would have to be
received by September 30.
On September 27, Dodd sent West a letter accepting the offer. West received the letter
on October 2. On September 28, West’s president decided that West’s accounting staff
could handle West’s computer problems and notified Dodd by telephone that the offer
was withdrawn. Dodd argued that West had no right to revoke its offer, and that Dodd
had already accepted the offer by mail.
Dodd claims that it has a binding contract with West because:
—West’s offer could not be revoked before September 30.
—Dodd’s acceptance was effective on September 27, when the letter accepting the
offer was mailed.
Your assignment is as follows: State whether Dodd’s claims are correct and give the
reasons for your conclusions. Please be sure to use complete sentences. Your answer
must be typed and double-spaced.