Acceptance is effective when the letter is placed in the control of the Post Office
This article is relevant to AQA A-level Paper 3A, OCR A-level Component 3, WJEC A-level Units 3 and 4, and Eduqas Components 2 and 3.
In the case of Adams v Lindsell (1818), Lindsell had written to Adams on 2 September offering to sell them some wool and requesting that the plaintiffs reply ‘in a course of post’. The letter was wrongly addressed and was not received until 5 September. Adams replied immediately and the letter of acceptance was received by Lindsell on 9 September. On 8 September, however, Lindsell had already sold the wool to another company.
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