Balch v. Young

The plaintiff sues to annul a sale of rights and credits, on the grounds that he was intoxicated when he made the sale, and that Young, the vendee, never accepted the sale.

There is no evidence in the record to prove the first ground. The acceptance of a contract need not be expressed in it, nor is it indispensable that the act be signed by the party in whose favor it is made. The acceptance may result from his acts in availing himself of its stipulations, or in doing something which clearly indicates his accept*273anee. In tliis case Young had the act of sale prepared by a lawyer; it was signed…