Trinity Homes, LLC v. Fang

Virginia Circuit Court

63 Va. Cir. 409 (2003)

Relevant factsFree

Trinity's agent Stewart allegedly faxed acceptance of the Fangs' (defendants) real-estate offer to their agent Nicholson, but the fax machine generated no confirmation, and Nicholson called shortly after to withdraw the offer; Trinity and Seabring (plaintiffs) sued claiming a valid contract existed.

IssueFree

Whether, if acceptance of an offer is made by an electronic communication that is not a substantially instantaneous, two-way communication, the acceptance will continue to be governed by the mailbox rule.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

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