misunderstanding (R.2d § 20)
No contract exists where the parties attach materially different meanings to their words and neither knows or has reason to know the other's meaning (Raffles); if one party knows or should know the other's meaning, the innocent party's meaning governs (§§ 20(2), 201(2)).
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malentendido (R.2d § 20)
No hay contrato cuando las partes dan significados materialmente distintos a sus palabras y ninguna sabe ni debería saber el de la otra (Raffles); si una sabe o debería saber el significado de la otra, rige el de la parte inocente (§§ 20(2), 201(2)). Se parece al error obstativo civilista.
ExamplesEjemplos
- Two ships named Peerless, two honest meanings, no contract. Dos barcos llamados Peerless, dos significados honestos, ningún contrato.
RelatedRelacionados: objective theory of contract, ambiguity, mutual assent (objective theory)
Cases: Raffles v. Wichelhaus
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