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The last set of terms sent before delivery. It usually wins the battle of the forms, because the other side acts on it without objecting. Frescalva’s acknowledgement was the last shot, and Marrowby took delivery after it. The acknowledgement, April 2027 · Chapter 3 · see Battle of the forms
Explained in Chapter 3, Battle of the Forms: Whose Terms Govern the Contract, of English Law Basics.
An acknowledgement on the seller’s terms is another counter-offer. Each new form knocks out the one before it. The form that stands last is accepted when the other side acts on it without objecting, by delivering or by taking delivery. Lawyers call the form that wins the last shot.Read Chapter 3, Battle of the Forms: Whose Terms Govern the Contract →
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