Question

X duly posts a letter of acceptance to Y. But the letter is lost  in transit by the negligence of the Post Office

Options

• There is no contract concluded because the acceptance has not reached the proposer

• There is no contract concluded because the proposer had not received the letter

• The contract is concluded because the acceptance is  complete from the date of dispatch, not withstanding  any delay or miscarriage in its arrival from causes, not  within the acceptor's control

• None of these

Answer 1

There is no contract concluded because the proposer  had not received the letter