Article 1321

The person making the offer may fix the time, place, and manner of acceptance, all of which must be complied with. (n)

Ang taong nagsusulong ng kontrata ang siyang maaaring magtalaga ng oras, lugar at paraan ng pagtanggap, at lahat ay kinakailangang sundin.

Discussion:

The acceptance must be made known to the offeror before the lapse of the fixed period.  If the acceptance was made after the fixed period, it is not a legal acceptance anymore.  What happens then is that it becomes an offer (made by the previous offeree) which may or may not be accepted by the original offeror (which becomes the offeree).

In terms of the manner of acceptance, the offeror may require that the acceptance be done by letter, personal communication, or through a representative.

Acceptance which was not made in the manner fixed by the offeror constitutes a counter-proposal which extinguishes the offer and may not be accepted by the original offeror.

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