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Wis JI-Civil 3012
Offer: Making
The person making an offer is called the offeror; the person to whom the offer is made
is called the offeree.
An offer is a communication by an offeror of what he or she will give or do in return
for some act or promise of the offeree. An offer may be addressed to a particular individual
or to the public, but must look to the future and be promissory in nature.
A mere expression of intention, opinion, or prophecy is not an offer. A
communication intended merely as a preliminary negotiation or willingness to negotiate is
not an offer.
While no particular form of words or mode of communication is necessary to create an
offer, it must reasonably appear that the alleged offeror has agreed to do the thing in question
for something in return. An offer must be so definite in its terms, or require such definite
terms in acceptance, that the promises and performances to be rendered by each party are
reasonably certain.
When an offer is made, it is presumed to continue for the period of time expressed or,
if no time limit is expressed, for a reasonable time.
History
Wis JI-Civil 3012 (1993). ©1993, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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