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A man mailed a letter to a woman promising to sell her his motorcycle for $1,000. After receiving the letter, the woman sent the man a fax that stated, "The price is a little high, I'll give you $800. " The man responded by fax, "I will not accept $800. " The next day, the woman telephoned the man and said, "I changed my mind, I will pay $1,000 for the motorcycle. " The man refused to sell the woman his motorcycle. If the woman sues the man for breach of contract, which of the following defenses would be the man's best defense?
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A man mailed a letter to a woman promising to sell her his motorcycle for $1,000. After receiving the letter, the woman sent the man a fax that stated, "The price is a little high, I'll give you $800. " The man responded by fax, "I will not accept $800. " The next day, the woman telephoned the man and said, "I changed my mind, I will pay $1,000 for the motorcycle. " The man refused to sell the woman his motorcycle. If the woman sues the man for breach of contract, which of the following defenses would be the man's best defense?
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A man mailed a letter to a woman promising to sell her his motorcycle for $1,000. After receiving the letter, the woman sent the man a fax that stated, "The price is a little high, I'll give you $800. " The man responded by fax, "I will not accept $800. " The next day, the woman telephoned the man and said, "I changed my mind, I will pay $1,000 for the motorcycle. " The man refused to sell the woman his motorcycle. If the woman sues the man for breach of contract, which of the following defenses would be the man's best defense?

category

law

options

  1. The man had the right to change his mind about the sale at any time.
  2. The woman did not respond to the offer in a timely manner.
  3. The man's refusal to accept $800 was not communicated in writing.
  4. The woman's counter offer terminated her power of acceptance.
  5. The man's rejection of the woman's counter offer terminated the woman's power of acceptance.
  6. Since the woman's purported acceptance was oral, it constituted a different mode of communication from the written offer.
  7. The initial letter from the man was not a formal offer to sell.
  8. The contract was unenforceable under the statute of frauds, because the woman's purported acceptance was oral.
  9. The woman's initial refusal to pay the full price voided the contract.

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ori_mmlu-professional_law

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upstream_id / Original problem ID
1118
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31082ca9-f63c-55ae-b458-df30caba8c2a
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default--test--1118
task_revision_id
1
config / split
default / test

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