Hans, they didn't want the trouble and confusion that can come with a verbal contract. With a verbal contract one of the parties could later come along and say "(D) There is no contract." when in reality the answer is C.
Peter Barnes
2019-09-07 04:22:34 +0000 UTC
If they both had phones why are they negotiating by mailing letters back and forth? The answer should be E, question is from the 1920s and no longer applies.