ACME Fireworks Recommendation Robert Morgan BUS 311 Michael Huang October 06‚ 2014 ACME Fireworks Recommendation As a company grows it may become necessary to change the businesses’ entity and the way in which it conducts business. ACME Fireworks has received inquiries from several large retailers that will enable the business to expand. In order to accommodate this expansion‚ ACME must consider hiring more employees. The owner is concerned about his personal liability should the company fall
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Respondeat Superior Introduction and thesis statements Respondeat superior is a common law doctrine which was established in England in the seventeenth-century which was later adopted by united states and has been an agency of a fixture of agency law. The Respondeat superior is the legal concept of vicarious liability and the Doctrine of Respondeat Superior occurs when the agent commits a tort or civil wrong within the scope of employment and the principal is held liable although the principal may
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Hague/Visby Rules - a single document Visby Rules - force of law Paramount clause - Visby Rules Extent of application - Visby Rules IV. The Hague and Hague/Visby Rules 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) Contracts of common and private carriage Sea transportation of goods Bill of lading - the best evidence of the contract Contracts to which the Rules apply Waybills Summary of application of the Rules to contracts of carriage No bill of lading issued Cargo never received Charterparties
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LAW EXTENSION COMMITTEE WINTER COURSE 2005 CONTRACTS LECTURE NOTES WEEK FIVE PRIVITY OF CONTRACT 1. The Privity of Contract Doctrine The privity of contract doctrine dictates that only persons who are parties to a contract are entitled to take action to enforce it. A person who stands to gain a benefit from the contract (a third party beneficiary) is not entitled to take any enforcement action if he or she is denied the promised benefit. Example: A promises B‚ for consideration
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contract law The many doctrines of promissory estoppel If one concept in the early part of the contract law syllabus is difficult for the law student to digest‚ it is promissory estoppel‚ usually learned alongside the doctrine of consideration. This article tackles this tricky topic by dissecting promissory estoppel. by Adam Kramer‚ Lecturer in Law‚ University of Durham Promises are special in our society because there is a societal or moral convention that allows a promisor to be treated as
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(Con Ed)‚ is a case that involved 3 parties – Joc Oil‚ Inc.‚ an American oil company who entered into a contract to supply low-sulfur fuel to Con Ed ( the second party) after Joc Oil purchased the low- sulfur fuel from an Italian refinery( the third party). This case According to Cheeseman (2013)‚ the facts of the case indicate that on January 24‚ 1974 Joc Oil entered into a sales contract with Con Ed whereby it was agreed that Con Ed would pay a certain price for oil that did not exceed ).50
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During the nineteenth century there was a development in commercial law through the common law and the process was achieved by codification of certain defined area. Sir Mackenzie Chalmers drafted the following acts Bills of Exchange Act 1882‚ The Sale of Goods Act 1893 and the Marine Insurance Act 1906 and out of these The Sale of Goods act was amended particularly by the Supply of Goods Act 1973 and then the law solidified the Act as Sale of Goods Act 1979 which came into existence on 1st
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(Plaintiff/Appellee) v.Gerry DiNardo(Defendant/Appellant) Facts: On December 3‚ 1990‚ Vanderbilt and DiNardo executed an employment contract hiring DiNardo to be Vanderbilt’s head football coach. On August 14‚ 1994‚ Paul Hoolahan‚ Vanderbilt’s Athletic Director‚ went to Bell Buckle‚ Tennessee‚ where the football team was practicing‚ to talk to DiNardo about a contract extension. In November 1994‚ Louisiana State University contacted Vanderbilt in hopes of speaking with DiNardo about becoming the head
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Landlord-tenant law combines three areas of law; 1.) property law 2.) contract law and 3.) negligence law. Landlord-tenant law combines three areas of law; 1.) property law 2.) contract law and 3.) negligence law. Colleges nation wide have been reporting strong surges in enrollment largely due to baby boomers returning to school. Baby boomers are Americans born between 1946 and 1964. Soldiers returning from WWII caused a rise in the birth rate of the United States‚ creating a "boom"
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Grocery‚ Inc. Paper It has been known for major companies to be in the light of the court for breach of contract. Depending on the stipulation of the contract most companies end up losing‚ but it is solely based on what the contract states. For example‚ in the matter of Grocery v. Masterpiece‚ (Specific performance‚ 2008) as a general rule‚ equity will not order acts that it cannot supervise. In many instances‚ specific performance is denied where courts would be unduly burdened with the task of
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