Contracts Review Common law majority Rule UCC Article 1 & 2 (transaction in goods)- usually same as majority common law except in a few areas Significant minority rules- will be on test and are there to fool you. DO NOT CHOOSE! 34 Contracts MCQ * 60% Offer and Acceptance (6-8 Qs)‚ Conditions (6-8Qs) and Remedies- UCC and Common law (6-8 Qs) * 40% - 1-2Qs on the following areas * Consideration * 3rd party beneficiaries * Assignments and delegations * Statute
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CONTRACT AND RELATED OBLIGATION Prof. Hillman I) Theories of Obligation A) CONTRACT: Agreement with Consideration – Bargain Theory of Consideration Definition: A promise that is supported by consideration because the promisor gets something (extracts) from the promissee in exchange for the promise. Ex: I tell Alice I will sell her my piano for 400 dollars and she agrees. I promised my piano in exchange for something (400 dollars) therefore my promise is enforceable. 1) Bargained
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Contracts II Outline Fall 2005 Professor Jean Powers Cited to Crandall & Whaley’s Contracts‚ 4th Edition I) Damages (227) A) Introduction (227) 1) General Rule – Contract damages should put the π in as good of a position as if the contract was fulfilled. 2) No action on a contract need be present for damages to be proper. An executory contract will suffice. B) Measuring Expectation Damages (229) 1) Expectation = Expected Value + Costs – Expenses Mitigated 2) Repair Theory – Damages should
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Week 1 – Welcome / Introduction to Law I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction to Law Not Not Not Not Divine Law‚ law of religion and faith Natural Law‚ justice‚ fairness and righteousness Moral Law‚ norms of good and right conduct Physical Law‚ order or regularity in nature Sources of Law i) i) Constitution – Fundamental Law of the land ii) ii) Legislations – Passed by Senate and House of Representatives iii) iii) Administrative issuances – Quasi Legislative Functions iv) iv) Jurisprudence – Decisions of the
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DURESS 1. Generally If one party pressures the contractual consent of another by duress the contract is voidable by that other party (See Also s 52A TPA and s 39 FTA). The common law has long recognised that duress‚ in the form of coercion of the plaintiff’s will through illegitimate pressure or threats to the plaintiff’s interests‚ render a contract voidable (Barton v Armstrong). Traditionally‚ the common law concept of duress was limited to actual or threatened violence to the person of
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1. Introduction Breach of contract is when one or both parties‚ who came to a mutual agreement‚ do not fulfil their contractual agreement i.e. interfering in the other party’s performance or non-performance by one or both parties. These are only two of the possible five forms of Breach of Contract. The five types of Breach of Contract will now be discussed in detail. 2. There are five different forms in which Breach of Contract can take place: a. Default of the debtor (mora debitoris) i. Explanation
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1.Offer 1. Offer means a proposal by a person in which he makes his willingness to enter into a legally binding contract for some conside¬ration. 2. An offer is made with the object of getting consent of the offeree. 3. An offer can be accepted by the offeree. 4. An offer when accepted becomes an agreement. Invitation to Offer 1. An Invitation to offer means an intention of a person to invite others with a view to enter into an agreement. 2. An invitation to offer on the other hand is made
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support your answer. • Does it make a difference if the minor makes a purchase by signing a written contract? A minor or other incompetent party who makes a purchase is essentially entering into a contract with the seller and technically and legally speaking does have the right to return the purchased item based on their in-ability to legally enter into the contract. A contract can be defined as “an exchange relationship created by oral or written agreement between two or more [parties]” (Blum‚ 2007)
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Construction Contract Assignment A normal contract is an agreement with specific terms to do something in return for something and follows the procedure of offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration‚ contractual intention and form of contract. A standard building contract in essence has a lot of similarities however there are four main differences making it ‘special’. A normal sale of good contract has a visible end product‚ in construction on the other hand it’s a concept to start with; this creates a large
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Contract Cancellation due to a Breach of Contract Submitted by Victoria Wyatt Prepared for Dr. Maverick Acquisition Law Spring 07 18 May 2007 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author. I have cited all sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. ______________________________________________ Signature Date Overview
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