This section is from the book "The Law Of Contracts", by Samuel Williston. Also available from Amazon: Treatise on the Law of Contracts.
How offers may be terminated......................................... | 50 |
Rejection by the offeree.............................................. | 61 |
Acceptance to take effect in the future................................. | 51a |
When rejection by mail takes effect................................. | 52 |
Expiration of time stated in the offer................... | 53 |
Expiration of a reasonable time........................................ | 54 |
Revocation......................................................... | 55 |
Revocation is not effectual until communicated.......................... | 56 |
Indirect communication of revocation................................................. | 57 |
Revocation of offer contemplating a series of performances............... | 53 |
Revocation of general offer................................................................... | 59 |
Revocation of offers for unilateral contracts........................................ | 60 |
Attempted solutions of the difficulty................................... | 60a |
Whether refusal of tendered performance prevents unilateral contract....... | 60b |
When offers are irrevocable.................................................................. | 61 |
Termination of offers by death or insanity............................................. | 62 |
Effect of dealy in the delivery of the offer............................................ | 63 |
 
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