Pleasant Painting has been trying to increase its business by identifying homes in the community that need painting and having its estimator, Micah Deel,
provide homeowners with offers to paint their houses. Micah spends a half hour at Tom Flint’s house and determines that Pleasant Painting could paint Tom’s
house for $3900. When Micah presents the offer to Tom, Tom tries to negotiate for a lower price by saying he would pay $3500. Micah tells Tom that he needs to
speak with his boss before authorizing such a price. After Michael leaves, Tom contacts two other painters for estimates and discovers that neither will paint
his house for less than $5000. Anxious to get his house painted, Tom sends Micah a text message that agrees to pay Pleasant Painting $3900 to paint his house.
- Does the common law of contracts or the Uniform Commercial Code control the nature of any agreement that might have been created between Pleasant Painting
and Tom Flint? Explain your answer.
- Has Tom Flint created a contract with Pleasant Painting to have his house painted for $3900? Explain your answer.