Case Notes Question 1 Taylor v Provan (1864) 2 M 1226 Provan went to Taylor’s farm and offered to buy 31 cattle at £14 per head‚ but Taylor refused to accept less than £15. After trying unsuccessfully to purchase cattle elsewhere‚ Provan returned to Taylor’s farm the worse for drink and offered £15 per head‚ which was accepted by Taylor. Taylor later brought an action against Provan for the price of the cattle‚ and Provan claimed that he had been incapable‚ through intoxication‚ of entering
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1) SCHROEDER V LUCY On what contractual grounds could he sue? Schroeder can sue on contractual grounds of unconscionable since the prenuptial agreement was acquired through misrepresentation and duress (Clarkson‚ Miller & Ross‚ 2015). Thus‚ Schroeder can sue on not given an opportunity to get his separate permissible counsel or read the agreement before signing it. Moreover‚ Schroeder can sue on no complete disclosure on Lucy’s debt or assets‚ and fraud since Lucy did not keep her promise to buy
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Nicholas Schroeder From: Mellie Craigs Date: April 17‚ 2013 Re: Intentional torts‚ negligence‚ and strict liability ASSIGNMENT Explain the general differences between intentional torts‚ negligence‚ and strict liability. Additionally‚ explain the elements of intentional torts and negligence and provide working examples to illustrate each. FACTS 1. Intentional torts are actions with the purpose or intention to injure another person or that
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On which of the following product liability charges can Diane sue Terrence’s Toy Shop for damages? • Nuisance • Misrepresentation • Fraud • Negligence 3. Making false statements about a competitor’s products‚ services‚ property‚ or business reputation could make a company liable for • tort of appropriation • intentional misrepresentation • disparagement • misappropriation of the right to publicity 4. A plaintiff wants to sue a defendant under the
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fault justification implies that partners individually have duties to supervise fellow partners and other agents of the partnership. This type of justification does not extend to explain why legal doctrine encompasses separate independent torts of negligent selection‚ hiring‚ supervision and retention. Additionally‚ nor does it explain why the principal’s demonstrable innocence is no defence. For example‚ the principal is still liable even if she/he employed a state of the art monitoring system to prevent
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Discuss the requirements for a valid contract. A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law. www.wikipedi.org A contract is a binding agreement between two or more people stating to do something or refrain from doing something. Not all agreements are classified as contracts. A contract is known as an acceptance or offer enforced by law between two or more people. When creating a contract
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Tort Laws | Tort Laws | Tort laws in the working world | | Janeen Abdo | Rasmussen CollegeNovember 04‚2012Authors Note: | This research is being submitted on November 04‚ 2012‚ for Larry Cooperman FAL12-6WS1-B371-04 Research and Report Writing course. | | Have you ever seen the commercials for a lawsuit based on a disease cause from working with asbestos or heard of law suit for unlawful termination; these are tort laws that make these lawsuits happen. The definition of a tort law
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VOIDABLE CONTRACTS * COERCION * UNDUE INFLUENCE * FRAUD * MISREPRESENTATION * MISTAKE PREPARED BY: TEH GUAN HONG GM04795 NUR SYAHIRAH BINTI HUSAINI GM04674 SAMEENA BINTI SIRAJ GM04558 ASHTON GM04801 NALINI BALAKRISHNAN GM04634 COERCION Coercion‚ as an element of duress‚ is grounds for seeking the cancellation of a contract or deed. When one party to an instrument is forced against his or her will to agree to its terms the document can be declared void by a court. In
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ADVOCATES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT A GLANCE GUIDE TO BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH CONTRACT LAW Prepared by lawyers from www.a4id.org TABLE OF CONTENTS I FORMATION OF A CONTRACT A. OFFER B. ACCEPTANCE C. CONSIDERATION D. CONTRACTUAL INTENTION E. FORM II CONTENTS OF A CONTRACT A. EXPRESS TERMS B. IMPLIED TERMS III THE END OF A CONTRACT – EXPIRATION‚ TERMINATION‚ VITIATION‚ FRUSTRATION A EXPIRATION B TERMINATION C VITIATION D FRUSTRATION
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of Negligence [ Donogue v Stevenson ]” However‚ to be liable it must be shown: Step 1: the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff; Step 2: the defendant has failed (breached) to exercise the proper standard of care (i.e. been negligent); and Step 3: the negligence caused the plaintiff’s (reasonably foreseeable) loss or damages. Establishing a duty of care : Must establish 3 factors: 1. Reasonable foreseeability of harm (preliminary part to ‘neighbour principle’ developed
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