The seller dies after an offer to purchase their property has been accepted. The seller’s grandchild inherits the real estate. What happens to the sale?

The offer is not voidable because a voidable contract is one that can be canceled at the option of one party due to a specific legal defect such as minority, fraud, or duress — none of which are present here. The death of the seller after acceptance does not create a voidability condition; the contract was fully formed and valid at the moment of acceptance.

The offer is not terminated because death only terminates an offer that has not yet been accepted — once acceptance occurs, the offer merges into a binding contract that cannot be unilaterally terminated. Termination of an unaccepted offer by death is a different legal concept that applies before mutual acceptance, not after.

The grandchild does not have the discretion to choose whether to honor the sale because the property was inherited subject to the pre-existing contractual obligation, and allowing the heir to simply walk away would unjustly deprive the buyer of a legally enforceable right. The buyer could seek specific performance in court to compel the grandchild to complete the transaction.