Question

A commercial honey grower, Beesly orally agrees to sell 500,000 pounds of honey at $1 per pound to Grizzly. Grizzly immediately faxes Beesly a signed confirmation summarizing the deal. Beesly sees the fax but ignores it and never responds to Grizzly. Grizzly sues Beesly for breach of contract.

Who will win?

Answer 1

Grizzly is likely to win the lawsuit for breach of contract.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this case, Grizzly is likely to win the lawsuit for breach of contract

Even though Beesly orally agreed to sell the honey to Grizzly, a signed confirmation was sent to Beesly summarizing the deal. By ignoring the fax and not responding, Beesly failed to communicate any intention to cancel or modify the contract. Therefore, Beesly's failure to respond can be interpreted as acceptance of the terms agreed upon, and a valid contract exists between the two parties.

In court, Grizzly can present the fax confirmation as evidence, which demonstrates their genuine intention to enter into a contract and Beesly's subsequent non-response as a breach of that contract.