LW 221 Lecture 34: Mint Case
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Principle(s) underlying this case: citation(s) to page of textbook/ course supplement verifying it as a valid statement of the law. The u. s mint sent out a large advertising materials for the sale of a limited edition of specially minted commemorative coins. Check, mail order, and credit card payments were accepted. An advertisement is merely a request for offers. The consumer makes the offer whether by mail or by arri(cid:448)i(cid:374)g at the (cid:373)er(cid:272)ha(cid:374)t"s store read(cid:455) to (cid:271)u(cid:455). The ad(cid:448)ertiser is free to reje(cid:272)t the offer: beatty, samuelson, business law and the legal environment, 7th edition (2016) Page 304-305 section 12. 1: under the advertisement is generally not an offer, the terms of the contract are determined by the fact that the advertiser is free to reject the offer. Based on this law there would be no contract between the u. s. mint and the.
