Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the bank's settlement offer of 8 September 2008 was validly accepted in time
Decisione estratta
No. The bank set a deadline for acceptance until mid-September 2008; the acceptance dated 20 September 2008 was late.
Motivazione estratta
An offer between absent parties with a fixed validity period requires timely receipt of acceptance. A. himself referred to an 'ultimatum of mid-September,' showing he understood the deadline.