Business Law Case Briefing COOK v. COOK Citation: The name of the case is Cook v. Cook. Rose Elsten is the plaintiff. Donald Cook is the defendant. The Arizona Supreme Court decided this case in 1984. The citation states that this case can be found in Volume 691 of the Pacific Reporter‚ Second Series starting on page 664. Facts: As Cook was finalizing his divorce‚ he and Elsten moved in together in 1969 to Arizona. They lived together for the next twelve years until 1981.They never married
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Contract of the Encyclopedias Kaplan University Ls311-04 Business Law Unit 4 Professor Strauss Case Scenario Carrie offered to sell a set of legal encyclopedias to Antonio for $300.00. Antonio said that he would think about her offer and let her know his decision the next day. Norvel‚ who overheard the conversation between Carrie and Antonio‚ said to Carrie‚ "I accept your offer..” Carrie gave Norvel the books. The next day‚ Antonio‚ who had no idea
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in breach of several contracts‚ and that he would be pursuing this in the manner stipulated in the contract‚ that being Arbitration in accordance with the Swiss Rules of Arbitration. However‚ in the same letter Mr Williams stated that he would soon commence actions against Mr Wu in the Supreme Court of Victoria‚ thus leaving us with much ambiguity as to the applicable judiciary. However‚ regardless of where and before who the matter is heard‚ the substantive issues of law are still the same. Mr
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with sufficient flexibility to achieve that purpose? The general rule is that an agent is either liable under‚ or entitled to enforce‚ a contract he makes on behalf of his principal. An exception to the general rule is that an agent may enter into a contract on his own behalf as well as on behalf of the principal; and so be liable or entitled under the contract. Discuss this statement in light of the relationship between an agent and the principal you have learnt. b) Mr and Mrs Yakumbuyo bought
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------------------------------------------------- HND BUSINESS CONTRACT LAW | Aspects of Contract and Negligence | | | HND BUSINESS - CONTRACT LAW Case 1 1.1 Introduction A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more people in writing or in words that includes a valid offer and acceptance. The essential elements of a binding contract are: 1. Offer and Acceptance 2. Consideration given by both sides 3. The intention to create legal relationship 4. Privity
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Explain the relationship that you think exists between law and justice. The relationship between law and justice has always been a topic of great controversy. Many people rely fully on the law to bring about‚ what they believe‚ to be justice‚ while others are of the opinion that the law is too ‘black and white’ to be wholly regarded as just. The debate of whether a jury is an effective way of bringing forth justice has been present for centuries. The opinion that it is not a reliable way
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WARRANTIES: Several types of warranties: (1) warranties of title‚ (2) express warranties‚ (3) implied warranties. 1. WARRANTIES OF TITLE: 3 types of title warranties- good title‚ no liens‚ and no infringements-can automatically arise in sales and lease contracts. Sellers warrant they have good and valid title; if buyer learns they don’t the buyer can sue seller for breach of warranty. Liens-protects buyers who unknowingly purchase goods that are subject to a creditor’s security interest. Free of infringements-when
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History of Contract in India The Third Law commission of British India formed in 1861 under the stewardship of Chairman Sir John Romilly‚ with initial members as Sir Edward Ryan‚ R. Lowe‚ J.M. Macleod‚ Sir W. Erle (succeeded by Sir. W.M. James) and Justice Wills (succeeded by J. Henderson)‚ had presented the report on contract law for India as Draft Contract Law (1866). The Draft Law was enacted as The Act 9 of 1872 on 25th April 1872 and the Indian Contract Act‚ 1872 came into force with effect
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Contract A contract is a promise between two or more persons involving the exchange of some good or service. Some of the basic elements of a contract include: an offer and an acceptance; "capacity‚" or being of legal age and sound competence; "mutual assent‚" or agreement on the terms of a contract; and "consideration‚" or compensation for goods or services rendered. The element that distinguishes a contract from an informal agreements is that it is legally binding:the law provides
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1. Introduction – What is a Contract? 1.1 Definitions Not all agreements will be contract enforceable in law - social arrangements‚ for example‚ or contracts which offend against public decency and public policy and those which involve criminal activity. ‘A contract is an agreement giving rise to obligations which are enforced or recognised by law. The factor which distinguishes contractual from other legal obligations is that they are based on the agreement of the contracting parties.’ Treitel
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