The law requires the parties to a contract to demonstrate mutual assent to the ... This is termed the "mirror image" rule. If the acceptance is conditional on another event or stipulation, it creates ...

A subjective meeting of the minds was traditionally required when it came to the assent of contract theory but modern law dictates that ... contract associated with acceptance and acknowledgment.

This article discusses significant components of a local government contract but does not address specific state law for every jurisdiction ... an offer, an acceptance, consideration, and mutual ...