Brian Offers to Sell Jerry His House, but a Hurricane

question 33

Multiple Choice

Brian offers to sell Jerry his house, but a hurricane destroys the house before Jerry accepts the offer. What would be the possible outcome of this offer?

• A) A written statement must be produced to the court of law to terminate the offer.
• B) If the offer is not revoked within a week after the incident took place, the offer is considered to be open and Jerry can claim the recovery charges.
• C) Jerry must be paid the recovery charges for losing the house as he had already been offered by Brian.
• D) The offer is terminated when the house is destroyed as it happened without the knowledge or fault of either of the parties.

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