Mary, a merchant, was in the business of selling flowers to local florists. Melissa was the owner of Little Flower, Inc. and she regularly purchased her flowers from Mary. One day, Melissa called Mary and ordered 20 dozen roses, 15 dozen carnations, 10 dozen daisies, baby breaths, 6 dozen tulips, and some plants. Everything totaled $1,200, and was to be delivered in 14 days. After the two ended their call, Mary sent Melissa an e-mail detailing the order and her acceptance. Melissa never responded to the e-mail. Eleven days later, Mary delivered the merchandise to Melissa, but she refused shipment. Mary sued Melissa for breach of contract. What is the likely result? Mary wins because the contract involved specially manufactured goods. Mary loses because Melissa did not sign anything. Mary loses because the contract was not in writing. Mary wins because Melissa failed to object to the merchant's confirmation memorandum.

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Nelson Wong

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7 November, 10:24

Mary, a merchant, was in the business of selling flowers to local florists. Melissa was the owner of Little Flower, Inc. and she regularly purchased her flowers from Mary. One day, Melissa called Mary and ordered 20 dozen roses, 15 dozen carnations, 10 dozen daisies, baby breaths, 6 dozen tulips, and some plants. Everything totaled $1,200, and was to be delivered in 14 days. After the two ended their call, Mary sent Melissa an e-mail detailing the order and her acceptance. Melissa never responded to the e-mail. Eleven days later, Mary delivered the merchandise to Melissa, but she refused shipment. Mary sued Melissa for breach of contract. What is the likely result? Mary wins because the contract involved specially manufactured goods. Mary loses because Melissa did not sign anything. Mary loses because the contract was not in writing. Mary wins because Melissa failed to object to the merchant's confirmation memorandum.

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Lovey · Answer 1

Answer:Mary wins because Melissa failed to object to the merchant's confirmation memorandum.

Explanation:

A contract is first establish based on offer and acceptance between two parties. The telephone conversation of Mellisa to Mary constitute a valid offer and the email communication of Mary constitute a valid acceptance.

Furthermore the time interval between the email communication and delivery of the goods are enough period for Mellisa to counter the acceptance memorandum of Mary which she failed to carry out. This is the reason Mary wins.