California · Civil Code

CIV §1582: If a proposal prescribes any conditions concerning the communication of its acceptance, the proposer is not bound unless they are conformed to; but in other cases any reasonable and usual mode may be

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A proposer is only bound by acceptance if conditions about how acceptance must be communicated are met, or acceptance occurs through any reasonable and usual method.

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If a proposal prescribes any conditions concerning the communication of its acceptance, the proposer is not bound unless they are conformed to; but in other cases any reasonable and usual mode may be adopted.

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