Fujimoto v. Rio Grande Pickle Co.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
414 F.2d 648 (1969)
After Fujimoto and Bravo (plaintiffs) threatened to quit without a raise, their employer Rio Grande Pickle Co. (defendant) offered them contracts promising each a 10 percent share of annual profits, without specifying how they should signal acceptance. Fujimoto and Bravo simply signed the contracts, kept their own copies, and continued working for Rio Grande for 14 more months. When Rio Grande never paid the promised bonuses, they sued for breach; Rio Grande argued no contract had ever formed because the signed contracts were never delivered back to the company. The district court found the contracts had been accepted, and a jury awarded damages, which Rio Grande appealed.
Whether an offer is considered accepted when the offeree clearly communicates his intention to accept to the offeror, where the offer itself specifies no particular mode of acceptance.