Editing Contracts/Intention to Bind
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"If a man intends to buy, and says so to the intended seller, and he intends to sell, and says so to the intended buyer, there is a contract of sale; and so there would be if neither had the intention."<ref>Brown v. Hare, 3 H. & N. 484; U. S. v. Richards, 149 Fed. 443.</ref> | "If a man intends to buy, and says so to the intended seller, and he intends to sell, and says so to the intended buyer, there is a contract of sale; and so there would be if neither had the intention."<ref>Brown v. Hare, 3 H. & N. 484; U. S. v. Richards, 149 Fed. 443.</ref> | ||
If a man writes a letter to another and its language shows an offer to contract, he will not be allowed to say, "I did not intend to make an offer in writing that letter.<ref>Harris v. Amoskeag Lumber Co., 97 Ga. 465, 25 S. E. 519; Dillon v. Anderson, 43 N. Y. 231.</ref> A person can not set up that he was merely jesting when his conduct and words would warrant a reasonable person in believing that he intended a real agreement.<ref>McKenzie v. Stretch, 53 Ill. App. 184, ''see'' [[#Intention Must Be Serious|Intention Must Be Serious]]</ref> | If . a man writes a letter to another and its language shows an offer to contract, he will not be allowed to say, "I did not intend to make an offer in writing that letter.<ref>Harris v. Amoskeag Lumber Co., 97 Ga. 465, 25 S. E. 519; Dillon v. Anderson, 43 N. Y. 231.</ref> A person can not set up that he was merely jesting when his conduct and words would warrant a reasonable person in believing that he intended a real agreement.<ref>McKenzie v. Stretch, 53 Ill. App. 184, ''see'' [[#Intention Must Be Serious|Intention Must Be Serious]]</ref> | ||
And it does not matter how formal or informal the words | And it does not matter how formal or informal the words |