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v. Hughes, 1974). Under the postal rule, the date of posting would control and, assuming that Steven can provide proof that his posting was on or before June 8th he would again have an enforceable contract with Susan.

Regardless of Steven's ability to prove the date of posting, Susan's June 5th agreement with Stephanie should be deemed unenforceable at least as it pertains to Steven's legal rights. Susan's actions run contrary to her original intent to keep the offer open for one week beginning on June 1st and her not only reaching an agreement, but also effecting delivery within the one week period should be ruled invalid. Under contract law, Susan had an obligation to convey her revocation of her offer to Steven and to do so in a form similar to how she conveyed her original offer. Her failure to do so keeps her original offer open as to Steven until the stated expiration date of June 8th and Steven has the right to enforce such terms (Byrne . Van Tienhoven, 1880).

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The facts of this case and the subsequent legal analysis indicate that Steven has a strong argument that he has two enforceable contracts against Susan. In light of the fact that the subject of the transaction, the cabinet has already been delivered, it is unlikely that he will be able to rcover the cabinet but he does have a strong claim for monetary damages (Regent v. Millett, 1976). Depending on how unique the cabinet might be the damage determination might prove to be quite interesting and also quite profitable for Steven but such determination is not possible based on the facts of the case. At a minimum, he can be expected to recover at least $8,000 which was the original offer......

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