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Embry v. Hargadine
Missouri Court of Appeals (1907) | 127 Mo. App. 383; 1907 Mo. App. LEXIS 511; 105 S.W. 777
TL;DR: An employee demanded a contract renewal or he would quit. His boss replied, "Go ahead, you're all right." The court held that a binding contract was formed based on the objective meaning of the boss's words, regardless of his secret intent.
Legal Significance: This case is a foundational authority for the objective theory of contract formation, establishing that assent is determined by the outward expression of intent as understood by a reasonable person, not by the parties' secret, subjective intentions.