Opinion ID: 1934122
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Heading: Date When Contract Was Made.

Text: The Chancellor held, correctly, we think, that a valid contract was entered into between the Dawsons and Auerbach between June 13th and June 18th. When the Dawsons adopted the amendments to the form of contract submitted by Sigler on June 13th and signed the agreement as amended by him during the conference on that date and delivered the agreement as revised to Sigler for submission to Auerbach, they made a counter offer. When Auerbach approved the changes (and initialed them) and so accepted the counter offer and notice of his acceptance was communicated to the Dawsons, as was done on or before June 18th, the contract was made. There is no contention that the re-executed version dated June 19th effected any change in the terms of the contract. [1] In this situation we think the rule stated in 1 Williston, Contracts, Sec. 72, page 237, is applicable, that if there has once been unequivocal acceptance, the contract is complete and its binding force cannot be affected by subsequent communications unless they amount to a mutual agreement to rescind or abandon the contract. See Painter v. Brainard-Cedar Realty Co., 29 Ohio App. 123, 163 N.E. 57. It is unnecessary for us, as it was unnecessary for the Chancellor, to determine whether or not a contract for the sale of real estate is void because made on a Sunday.