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#2 Business law Maria Cantu had a teaching contract with the San Benito Consolid

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Question

#2 Business law Maria Cantu had a teaching contract with the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. She hand-delivered to her supervisor a written offer to resign. Three days later, the superintendent of schools mailed her a letter accepting the offer of resignation. Ms. Cantu then changed her mind and the next day hand-delivered a letter withdrawing her resignation. The superintendent refused to recognize the attempted rescission of the resignation. Ms. Cantu appealed to the state district court. It decided against her, and she again appealed. Is there a contract or not? Explain your answer. [Cantu v Central Education Agency, 884 S.W.2d 565 (Tex. App. 1994)] Dr. Cook is a licensed dentist who devotes less than 50 percent of his practice to the work of fitting and making dentures. Mrs. Downing is a patient of Dr. Cook who was fitted for dentures. Mrs. Downing filed suit took delivery of her dentures

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

A contract comes into existance when both the intending parties agree to a common point. In the given case Ms. Cantu offered her resignation to Supervisor which he very well acceoted, hence at this point of time there is a valid contract between the parties.