Question: Kitchen and Bath Inc., an experienced contractor, requested a bid from a marble and stone supplier to complete a high - end kitchen renovation project.

Kitchen and Bath Inc., an experienced contractor, requested a bid from a marble and stone supplier to complete a high-end kitchen renovation project. When responding to the bid, the marble supplier made a clerical error, and offered $20,000 worth of marble countertop and tile for only $2,000. Kitchen and Bath, Inc. accepted the offer by e-mail. If this situation turns into a legal dispute,
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the court is likely to find that this was a mutual mistake (because both parties were wrong) and order the parties to negotiate a fair deal.
the court is likely to find that this was a bilateral mistake and will enforce the agreement because the stone supplier should have been more careful in responding to the request.
the court is likely to find that this was a unilateral mistake but will not enforce the agreement because Kitchen and Bath, Inc. knew (or should have known) that the substantially reduced price was a mistake.
the court will likely find that this was a mutual unilateral mistake and find that there was no valid contract because $2,000 is not sufficient consideration for $40,000 worth of stone and tile.

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