CHAPTER 11 NATURE AND CLASSES OF CONTRACTS CHAPTER OUTLINE A. NATURE OF CONTRACTS 1. DEFINITION OF A CONTRACT general rule. A contract is a legally binding agreement. Stated another way‚ "a contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy‚ or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty." (Restatement‚ Contracts‚ 2d) study hint. The essence of a contract is that (1) by mutual agreement (2) parties create obligations
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discuss. In Contracts‚ What is "Consideration"? In order for any contract to be enforceable‚ courts generally require three things: mutual assent (agreement to the contract terms)‚ a valid offer and acceptance‚ and consideration. Consideration in law is one of the three main building blocks of a contract. It can be anything of value‚ which each party to a legally binding contract must agree to exchange if the contract is to be valid. If only one party offers consideration in contract‚ the agreement
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A Collateral contract A collateral contract is one where the parties to one contract enter into or promise to enter into another contract. Thus‚ the two contracts are connected and it maybe enforced even though it forms no constructive part of the original contract. According to Lord Denning MR in the case of Evans & Sons Ltd v Andrea Merzario Ltd [1976] 1 WLR 1078 a collateral contract is ‘When a person gives a promise‚ or an assurance to another‚ intending that he should act on it by entering
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Part 1 THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT There are five basic requirements that need to be satisfied in order to make a contract: ● An agreement between the parties (which is usually shown by the fact that one has made an offer and the other has accepted it). ● An intention to be legally bound by that agreement (often called intent to create legal relations). ● Certainty as to the terms of the agreement. ● Capacity to contract. ● Consideration provided by each of the
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and Functions of Law Paper Law 421 Kevin Hiatt August 25‚ 2013 After reading the case brief and other material‚ I understand that the Supreme Court’s decision case shows that the preemption power of congress is to set up the laws at the states that has made to protect the public. In this paper I will be discussing the rules that effect all the states and people’s rights. Another matter that I will be discussing is reviewing the congress decisions about preempting state law for the tobacco
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What is Contract? Discuss Essentials of Contact. According to Section 2 (h) of the Indian Contact Act‚ 1872‚ "A contract is “an agreement enforceable by law”. A contract therefore‚ is an agreement the object of which is to create a legal obligation i.e.‚ a duty enforceable by law. From the above definition‚ we find that a contract essentially consists of two elements: (1) An agreement and (2) Legal obligation i.e.‚ a duty enforceable by law. As per section 2 (e) "Every promise and every set of
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breech of contract The Breach Of Contract Joseph Ragisoa Business Law I Professor Leah Westerman August 12‚ 1013 The Breach Of Contract There are many ways to terminate the obligations of a contract. Most often‚ parties conclude their contract obligations by performing them. However‚ sometimes problems arise and parties cannot or will not complete their obligations under the contract. When this occurs‚ contracts may be terminated by reasons of rescission‚ breach‚ or impossibility
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Introduction A contract is defined as an agreement enforceable by law. Hence for all contracts there should have an agreement. The agreement arises by one of the parties making an offer and its acceptance by the other party. Both offer and acceptance create an agreement. In simple contract should first contain an offer made by one party to the other. What is an offer? As per Sec 2(a) of the contract act “When one person signifies to another his
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INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE OF QUASI CONTRACTS:- Under the general heading of the Quasi contract there has been grouped a number of cases which have little or no affinity with contract. A simple illustration is afforded by the action to recover money paid by mistake. If the plaintiff on an erroneous interpretation of the facts‚ pays to the defendant a sum of money which he does not really owe‚ law‚ no less than justice‚ will require he defendant to restore it. But his obligation is manifestly not
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Illegal Contractual Terms and Restraints of Trade in Contracts When dealing with contract law‚ many problems can arise. There can be illegal terms in the contract or it can just be void. There are restraints on trade which include limiting employees from competing against their employers post employment and so on. Throughout this essay‚ these restrictions will be analyzed. The difference between illegalities‚ voids and restraints will be presented‚ along with cases to provide examples.
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