Question: Business law S u pp o s e that the f o l l o wing seq u ence o f e v ents t
Suppose that the following sequence of events transpired in the case Byrne [B] v Tienhoven
[T](this data preempts that contained in the original case: Date of Event EventDescription
October 1 T posts offer letter in Cardiff offering to sell 1000 boxes of widgits
October 8 T posts letter of revocation
October 11 Ts Offer letter received in New York by B, who immediately telegrams acceptance
October 13 Ts Letter of Revocation received by B in New York
October 15 Acceptance letter posted by B from NewYork
October 18 T sold goods to a third party
October 20 Bs acceptance letter is received by T in Cardiff
[a] Is Postal Rule#1 to be applied in this case? How do you know?
[b] At what date, if any, has a contract formed between B & T? Why is this more complicated to determine than inthe original facts of the case? Explain?
[c] Does PR#1 trump PR#2 (or vice versa) according to the sequence of events depicted above
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