Kitchen and Bath Inc., an experienced contractor, requested a bid from a marble and stone supplier to complete a high-end kitchen renovation project. When responding to the bid, the marble supplier made a clerical error, and offered $20,000 worth of marble countertop and tile for only $2,000. Kitchen and Bath, Inc. accepted the offer by e-mail. If this situation turns into a legal dispute,
a. the court will likely find that this was a mutual unilateral mistake and find that there was no valid contract because $2,000 is not sufficient consideration for $40,000 worth of stone and tile.
b. the court is likely to find that this was a bilateral mistake and will enforce the agreement because the stone supplier should have been more careful in responding to the request.
c. the court is likely to find that this was a mutual mistake (because both parties were wrong) and order the parties to negotiate a fair deal.
d. the court is likely to find that this was a unilateral mistake but will not enforce the agreement because Kitchen and Bath, Inc. knew (or should have known) that the substantially reduced price was a mistake.