- Hyde vs. Wrench was a 1840 English contract law case about counter-offers. - Wrench offered to sell his farm to Hyde for £1,200, then £1,000 as a final offer. Hyde counter-offered £950, which Wrench rejected. - Hyde then tried to accept the original £1,000 offer, but Wrench refused to sell. Hyde sued for breach of contract. - The judge ruled that Hyde's counter-offer rejected Wrench's original offer, meaning there was no contract when Hyde later tried to accept £1,000. The counter-offer cancels the original offer.