Offer Revocation Before Acceptance Invalidates Contract

An individual who contracted to purchase property subsequently attempted to enforce the sale despite the seller having formally withdrawn their offer before acceptance was communicated, which led to a dispute over whether a valid contract of sale existed. The court ruled that because the acceptance of the offer was not brought to the attention of the offeror before the offer was effectively revoked, there was no meeting of the minds, and therefore, the contract of sale was not perfected.