Practice question
An offer is outstanding when the offeree dies before conveying acceptance. No special rule changes 1323. Can the supposed contract be established solely by the unaccepted offer?
- Yes; every unaccepted offer is already a completed contract.
- Only a later private wish matters.
- The heirs may retrospectively invent acceptance.
- The offer automatically becomes a donation.
- No; the stated offer became ineffective before acceptance.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles748,1306,1319-1326,1356-1368,1372,1376 and1382-1389: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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