According to Section 69 of The Restatement, which of the following is NOT an exa

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According to Section 69 of The Restatement, which of the following is NOT an example of a valid acceptance?

A babysitter is supposed to just ensure that the kids finish their assignment and sleep on time. One day she saw that there were no snacks for the kids and informs the kid's parents who say nothing. She orders pizza amounting to $250. She asks the kid's parents to pay her the $250 that she paid for the pizza.

Kim has an apple farm in the countryside and her friend Tony has a shop selling apples in the city. Kim sends a basket of apples to Tony to be sold in the city. Tony does not respond to Kim about the offer. After three months, Kim calls up Tony and asks him to pay for the basket of apples that was sent to him.

Mini offers to sell her books to Tina on March 3 for $50 by e-mail, which did not reach her as Tina had left town on the evening of March 2 to go to university. Mini called and asked Tina to give her the money for the books.

Kelly tells his carpenter to clean the place after work, else half of his fees would be deducted. After a week, the place was still not cleaned by the carpenter. Kelly paid the carpenter half of what had been agreed upon at the beginning of the work.

Tom's colleague, Tim, left his bike at Tom's house on a rainy night. Tom sends a letter to Tim stating that he would sell the bike for $300 if he does not hear from Tim.

Explanation / Answer

According to Section 69 of The Restatement, which of the following is NOT an example of a valid acceptance?

Mini offers to sell her books to Tina on March 3 for $50 by e-mail, which did not reach her as Tina had left town on the evening of March 2 to go to university. Mini called and asked Tina to give her the money for the books.

Explanation -According to the situation in the specific statement the book was offered on March 3 by email which was never received by tina is not an example of valid acceptance.

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