Acceptance made by letter or telegram does not bind the offerer except from the time it came to his knowledge. The contract, in such a case, is presumed to have been entered into in the place where the offer was made. (1262a)
Ang pagsang-ayon ay maihahayag kapag nagkasundo ang bawat partido at tinanggap na ang mga bagay na magiging paksa ng kasunduan. Ang pag-aalok ay dapat na tiyak at naaayon sa kontrata. Ang pag-aalok na may bisa ay dapat may unawaan sa bawat isa.
Ang pag-aalok na ginawa sa pamamagitan ng liham o telegrama ay hindi magtatali sa nag-alok maliban kung ito ay dumating sa kanyang kaalaman. Ang kontrata sa mga ganitong kaso ay ipinagpapalagay na tinanggap kung saang lugar ito nagawa.
Discussion:
Consent in contracts is giving of one’s conformity to the terms of the contract freely and voluntarily. It is the concurrence of the minds of the parties on the cause and subject matter which will constitute the contract, as well as on the other conditions and terms thereof to which they voluntarily binds themselves to comply. Consent may be expressly or implied.
Character of the Offer- 1) certain, 2)definite and 3)concrete and and Acceptance 1)Absolute and 3)Not conditional
The acceptance made the party to an offer was made, binds the offeror only from the time the offeror came to know of the acceptance. The law pressumes that the contract was perfected at the pace where the offer was made , the place of origin of the conception of the contract.
Case Illustration: Silverio Q. Cornejo vs. Manuel B. Calupitan, D.B. Castaneda, and Eustacio Barrera
Obligations and Contracts 