Brian offers to sell Jerry his house, but a hurricane destroys the house before Jerry accepts the offer. What would be the possible outcome of this offer?
A) A written statement must be produced to the court of law to terminate the offer.
B) If the offer is not revoked within a week after the incident took place, the offer is considered to be open and Jerry can claim the recovery charges.
C) Jerry must be paid the recovery charges for losing the house as he had already been offered by Brian.
D) The offer is terminated when the house is destroyed as it happened without the knowledge or fault of either of the parties.

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In the given scenario, the offer is terminated when the house is destroyed as it happened without the knowledge or fault of either of the parties. If the subject matter of a proposed contract is destroyed without the knowledge or fault of either party after the making of an offer but before its acceptance, the offer is terminated.

Brian Offers to Sell Jerry His House, but a Hurricane