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Common law has a default rule for when acceptance becomes effective—but most contracts are better off specifying their own. Under the “mailbox rule,” acceptance happens the moment it’s sent, not when it’s received. Mail a letter accepting an offer, and the deal is done before the other party knows about it. This applies even if the letter gets lost and never arrives.[1] Why does this strange rule exist? In Adams v Lindsell, a wool merchant sent an offer by post, then sold to someone else before the acceptance arrived. The court faced a problem: if acceptance only counts when received, the offeror would need to confirm receipt, and the acceptor would need to confirm that—ad infinitum.[2] ...

Sometimes the economically correct thing to do is break your contract—and contract law is designed to let you. This is the theory of “efficient breach,” and it explains why courts award expectation damages (what you would have gained) rather than forcing performance or punishing the breacher. Here’s the classic example:[1] You manufacture widgets. Riverside Boilers contracts to buy them at one price. Halfway through delivery, Summit Piano Co. shows up desperate—they’ll pay significantly more per widget or their factory closes. ...