Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Canada
offer and counter offer
The defendant makes an offer of financial settlement and the plaintiff does not accept or refuse.
Later the plaintiff makes an offer of financial settlement and tyhe defendant does not accept or refuse.
Can the plaintiff now accept the defendant's original offer, or did the ''counter offer'' negate it?
Asked on 10/05/07, 5:11 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Meldon Ellis
Ellis Business Lawyers
Re: offer and counter offer
The plaintiff's counter offer is a rejection of the defendant's original offer. If the plaintiff now is willing to accept the same terms of the original offer then it can make this offer to the defendant and the defendant can choose to accept or reject this offer.
Answered on 10/06/07, 5:22 pm
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