Tort Liability and Contract Liability A tort is a legal term for "a wrong." The "tort law" is composed of state statutes and court decisions that gives one the right to sue someone who causes harm to them‚ whether it’s a drunk driver‚ a corporation that manufactures a defective product‚ a credit card company that overcharges you‚ or a government bureaucrat that breaks the law or a school official such as a teacher or principal. The law of the state in which the school is located determines a school’s
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Q. What is a general offer? How is a contract created through general offer? Refer to leading cases. An offer may be made to the world at large. Such an offer is a general offer. However‚ a contract is not done with the whole world but only with the person who comes forward and accepts the offer. The acceptance might be express or implied. As per Anson‚ "An offer need not be made to an asertained person‚ but no contract can arise until it is accepted by an ascertained person". Case of Carllil
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ATENEO CENTRAL BAR OPERATIONS 2007 Civil Law SUMMER REVIEWER OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS TITLE 1 - OBLIGATION • Art. 1156. An obligation is a juridical necessity to give‚ to do or not to do. (n) • neither party may unilaterally evade his obligation in the contract‚ unless: a. Contract authorizes it b. Other party assents Parties may freely enter into any stipulations provided they are not contrary to law‚ morals‚ good customs‚ public order or public policy CHAPTER 1. – GENERAL PROVISIONS See Arts
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SOPHIA HENRY WEEK TWO ASSIGNMENT ETHICS: PROFESSOR KNOX GROUP A A newspaper columnist signs a contract with a newspaper chain. Several months later she is offered a position with another newspaper chain at a higher salary. Because she would prefer making more money she notifies the first chain that she is breaking her contract. The court will decide the legality of her action. But what is the morality? Did she the columnist behave ethically? An airline pilot goes for his regular medical checkup
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Recognizing Contract Risk and Opportunities Ebel M. Aquino LAW/531 Sunday‚ June 21‚ 2015 Prof. Israel Camacho-Alicea Risks and Opportunities To do business you always have to measure the risks and opportunities to avoid bad losses resulting from bad operational business practices and poor contract execution. And in this case‚ Puerto Rico is no exception. The Civil Code of Puerto Rico establishes in Article 1213 Contract requirements (31 LPRA § 3391.) But no contract is effective unless the following
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OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS Book IV‚ New Civil Code of the Philippines Title I‚ Obligations – Article 1156 to 1304 Title II‚ Contracts – Article 1305 to 1430 Outline of Topics: Obligations (Prelim-Midterm) Chapter 1- General Provisions Art. 1156-1162 i – Definition of Obligation ii – Sources of Obligation Chapter 2 – Nature and Effect of Obligation – Art. 1163-1178 - Obligations of Debtor - Rights of Creditor - Breaches of Obligation - Liabilities of Debtor - Remedies of Creditor -
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Introduction To Contract Law: A contract is ’a promise or set of promises which the law will enforce’ (Pollock Principles of Contract (13th Edn) 1). The expression ’contract’ may‚ however‚ be used to describe any or all of the following: 1. that series of promises or acts themselves constituting the contract; 2. the document or documents constituting or evidencing that series of promises or acts‚ or their performance; 3. the legal relations resulting from that series. A contract may be defined
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Contract Administration Best Practices Diana Thomas University of Phoenix Law/531- Business Law August 23‚ 2012 Trina Eaddy Introduction This essay will examine how to best prepare a contract administration plan. The contract administration plan will examine different methods used in preparing a plan. This essay will explain how important it is to have technical and other support of personnel‚ the importance of surveillance‚ and to determine
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Drew Brees Contract and Its Elements Contract and Its Elements A contract is an agreement between and offeror‚ and an offeree‚ that can be enforceable by a court of law or equity (Cheeseman‚ 2010). A contract consists of the following elements; agreement‚ consideration‚ contractual capacity‚ and lawful object. Understanding each of these elements is of the utmost importance to ensure that each party involved has a good understanding of what is expected from one another. Furthermore‚
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Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business Introduction: A contract between two parties is important for making any agreement. But not any agreement is contract. When there is an enforcement of law in an agreement‚ it converts into contract. There are many formalities to make a contract. Everything is not done when a contract is made. There may exist negligence either one party or both. For the negligence occurred one party‚ liability is imposed on another party. The law of tort differs from
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