When two (or) more identical offers exchanged between the parties in ignorance at the time of each other’s offer, the offer are called as cross offers. In such a case, the courts construe one offer as the offer and the other as the acceptance. Thus a cross offer will not create any contract.
Example: ‘A’ offers to sell his car to ‘B’ for RS.15000/-. ‘B’ at the same time, offers by a letter to buy ‘A’s car for Rs.15000/-. The two letters cross each other in the post. In such a case the courts construe one offer as the offer and the other as the acceptance. Thus there was no concluded contract between ‘A’ and ‘B’.
