Dickinson v. Dodds
Court of Appeal, Chancery Division
2 Ch. Div. 463 (1876)
Relevant factsFree
Dodds (defendant) offered to sell property to Dickinson (plaintiff), open until 9AM on June 12, but before Dickinson formally accepted, his agent informed him that Dodds had already changed his mind and intended to sell to Allen (defendant) instead; Dickinson nonetheless left a written acceptance at Dodds's mother-in-law's home (which Dodds never received) and personally handed Dodds a duplicate acceptance the next morning, only to be told the sale to Allen was already complete.
IssueFree
Whether an offer may be revoked by the offeror without an express or actual statement of revocation communicated to the offeree.