... line goes dead so that the acceptance is incomplete then the acceptor must telephone the offeror to make sure that he has heard the acceptance. Otherwise, there is no contract. Situations which have no contract 1. Acceptance in Ignorance of the offer An offer is effective when it is communicated to the offeree. This requirement generally does not give rise to the problems, but difficulty does arise in the following type of case. For instance, X offers HK$1,000 for the safe return of his missing dog. Y returns the dog but unaware of X's offer. Is Y entitled to the money? A good argument can be made out to the effect that Y should be entitled to the money. X has got what he wanted and there seems no reason in justice why he should not be required to pay what he has publicly promised to pay. At the same time Y ...

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