Raisin Board Problem

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Question/Legal Issue: Have Milton and The Raisin Board formed a contract with common law under consideration? | Summary of Essential Facts: | * The Raisin Board advertised prizes for certain amounts of points on Television * The program showing the jet was described as an advertisement | Black Letter Law: * What is the governing legal principle? * How do we verify this is a valid statement of the law ? (provide citation) | Principle: An Advertisement is not an Offer but a request for offers to be made.Legal Citation(Textbook page/other)Beatty Textbook – 259pgLike most who sue based on an advertisement, she lost. 2 An adver- tisement is generally not an offer. An advertisement is merely a request for offers. The con- sumer makes the offer, whether by mail, as above, or by arriving at a merchant's store ready to buy. The seller is free to reject the offer. | Application of Black Letter Law to Facts: | In the most simple basic form, a contract is formed through offer and acceptance - Since the Raisin Board’s advertisement did not count as an offer being made on their part, Milton’s sending in the $700,000 dollars to buy the points for the jet is not considered an acceptance of an offer. | Answer: Yes/No … (include brief legal analysis of conclusion)No, a Contract was not formed because no offer was ever made by either party, nor did the Raisin Board accept Milton’s $700.000 to buy points for the jet. Additionally, any reasonable person would realize that the advertisement which was based mostly around clothing would not in all seriousness include a Military Grade Jet. | Plaintiff’s Strongest Argument:Plaintiff = Milton | If a person could send in points to buy anything else, then why not a Jet? If | Defendant’s Strongest Argument:Defendant = Raisin Board | There is no way we could provide a Jet, Much less a Military Harrier for any amount

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