In Lanca Contracting Ltd.v.Brant (County)Board of Education,what was the issue facing the Court and what did the Court decide?
A) The Court had to decide whether notice of the acceptance was sufficient to create a binding contract, and the Court decided that only actual notice could ever suffice.
B) The Court had to decide whether an offer could be accepted by someone to whom it had not been conveyed, and the Court decided it could be.
C) The Court had to decide whether an offer could be accepted by someone to whom it had not been conveyed, and the Court decided it could be, but only if the acceptance were communicated in writing.
D) The Court had to decide whether notice of the acceptance was sufficient to create a binding contract, and the Court decided it had been.
E) The Court had to decide whether a bid could result in a binding contract, and the Court decided it could not be.

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The issue facing the Court was whether notice of acceptance was sufficient to create a binding contract in a bidding situation. The Court ultimately decided that notice was sufficient and that the contract had been formed. Therefore, the correct answer is D.