§ 6A-2-206 - Offer and acceptance in formation of contract. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 6A-2-206

   § 6A-2-206  Offer and acceptance information of contract. – (1) Unless otherwise unambiguously indicated by the language or circumstances,

   (a) An offer to make a contract shall be construed asinviting acceptance in any manner and by any medium reasonable in thecircumstances;

   (b) An order or other offer to buy goods for prompt orcurrent shipment shall be construed as inviting acceptance either by a promptpromise to ship or by the prompt or current shipment of conforming ornonconforming goods, but such a shipment of non-conforming goods does notconstitute an acceptance if the seller seasonably notifies the buyer that theshipment is offered only as an accommodation to the buyer.

   (2) Where the beginning of a requested performance is areasonable mode of acceptance, an offeror who is notified of acceptance withina reasonable time may treat the offer as having lapsed before acceptance.