On 1 October Tienhoven wrote from Cardiff offering to sell 1,000 boxes of
tinplate to Byrne at New York.
Byrne received the offer on 11 October and accepted it by letter on 15 October.
On 8 October Tienhoven posted a letter to Byrne withdrawing the offer because
there had been a 25% price rise in the tinplate market. This letter reached
Byrne on 20 October. The issue before the court was whether a contract had been
formed on 15 October when Byrne had posted the letter or whether Tienhoven's
offer of 11 October had been revoked on 8 October when Tienhoven had posted the
letter of revocation.
Q When did Tienhoven's revocation take effect? 20 October.
Q When did Tienhoven's revocation take effect? 20 October.
Q When
did Byrne's acceptance take effect? 15 October.
