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X offered to sell two plots of land to Y at a certain price. Y accepted the offer for one plot. Is there a valid contract?

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This is not a contract at all because the acceptance was not valid as it was not for the whole of the offer. Bhawan v. Sadula.

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Solve.X offered to sell two plots of land to Y at a certain price. Y accepted the offer for one plot. Is there a valid contract?

This is not a contract at all because the acceptance was not valid as it was not for the whole of the offer. Bhawan v. Sadula.

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X offered to sell two plots of land to Y at a certain price. Y accepted the offer for one plot. Is there a valid contract?