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Miguel Offers to Sell Nisha 100 Laptops at $50 Each

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Miguel offers to sell Nisha 100 laptops at $50 each.Nisha ponders over the offer but mails her acceptance that evening to Miguel.Before her acceptance reaches Miguel,Miguel finds another buyer who is willing to pay $70 each for the laptops.Miguel sends a revocation mail the next day to cancel his initial offer to Nisha,but a storm has hit the city causing the mail services to halt temporarily.Which of the following statements is true about this situation?


A) As per the mirror image rule, Nisha cannot sue Miguel for revoking his initial offer.
B) Miguel can use the doctrine of the promissory estoppel to defend his right to find and sell his laptops to another buyer.
C) As per the mailbox rule, Miguel cannot revoke his initial offer to Nisha as she had accepted his offer.
D) Nisha cannot sue Miguel as the deposited acceptance does not create a binding contract despite Miguel's revocation.
E) Nisha cannot sue Miguel as the storm prevents Miguel from mailing his revocation.

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