The person making the offer must intend to create a legal obligation, or appear to intend to create a legal obligation.
If the circumstances of the offer would cause a reasonable person to believe there was no intent to enter into a binding agreement (i.e. a joke), it will not be considered a valid offer.
An offer doesn’t need to be in writing, but must be communicated in some manner to be valid.
Jonathan W. Blado, Attorney at Law
Blado Kiger Bolan, Tacoma Attorneys