contract but do not appear to be a relevant issue here. While it is possible for offers to be "made to the world”1‚ K ’s advertisement is an "invitation to treat"2. It cannot be construed as an offer as it shows no intention on K ’s part to be bound to its terms‚ in contrast to the wording of the advertisement in Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ba// Co3. Thus A ’s letter to K dated 21 April is the first possibility of an offer. However the terms of this letter are too vague to be construed as an offer
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Contract Remedies BA265 Business Law II Terrance L. Williams Grantham University December 8‚ 2012 Contract Remedies In our case of National Drilling Company filing suit against Overland Transport‚ Inc. asking compensatory‚ consequential‚ and punitive damages‚ the recovery of National will be based on Quasi Contract. As one reads through the scenario‚ he or she may ask themselves a few questions. What were the exact terms of the contract between National Drilling and Overland Transport
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and numerous other social reforms. These controversial issues were tackled by eloquent speakers like Charles Finney‚ who commenced the Second Great Awakening‚ and individuals who noticed that the American society was dehumanising large affinity groups‚ like a woman named Dorothea Dix‚ who noticed that the living conditions for the mentally ill resemble prison cells‚ and led a crusade to change mental hospitals across the United States (Newman 212). The people in the antebellum era made a difference
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“What is this class about‚” I thought to myself when I first registered for the Intro to Acquisition and Contract Management Class. Once I attended the class‚ I quickly realized that Government contracting is a big deal‚ because this is how the Government procures their goods and services. The U.S. federal government is the leading consumer of goods and services in the world‚ awarding Billions in contracts every year. There are rules and regulations mandated by Congress that have to be followed
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law of contractWeather contract between Cheff Reez and Marimar Hotel is void. Principle Offer S.2(a) when a person signifies his willingness to do or abstain from doing anything‚ with a view to obtain the assent of that other to the act of abstinence‚ he said to make a proposal. Acceptance S.2(b) when the person to whom the proposal is made signifies his assent thereto‚the proposal is said to be accepted. A proposal when accepted ‚becomes promise. S.7(b) In order to convert a proposal
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Contract A contract is a promise between two or more persons involving the exchange of some good or service. Some of the basic elements of a contract include: an offer and an acceptance; "capacity‚" or being of legal age and sound competence; "mutual assent‚" or agreement on the terms of a contract; and "consideration‚" or compensation for goods or services rendered. The element that distinguishes a contract from an informal agreements is that it is legally binding:the law provides
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into contract. Most people believe that minors’ are considered incompetent. It is said that if a person does not have the mental capacity to understand a that a contract is being made or the general nature of the contract‚ the person lacks contractual capacity. So then why would someone enter a contract with one. That is why I would have to say the first advantage is that most minors’ which means anyone under the age of 18‚ are allowed to enter into contracts. However‚ minors’ contracts are
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A valid contract consists of all essential components which present and the court will enforce as a legally binding promise . One of the elements contract to create a contract is agreement which included an offer and acceptance. “Acceptance is a final and unqualified assent to the terms of the offer‚ made in the manner specified or indicated by the offeror” . Acceptance may be express orally‚ in writing‚ occasionally‚ or even by implied from the offeree’s conduct. In communication of acceptance‚
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of a Contract “A contract is an agreement that can be enforced in court. It is formed by two or more parties who agree to perform or to refrain from performing some act now or in the future.” (pg 208) Recently I was faced with a situation regarding a contract that was not in writing and I had to explain that as long as a verbal contract contains the four essential elements of a contract it is binding. We are so accustomed to seeing contracts in writing that many people assume that a contract must
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Contract between MAANO TECHNICAL SERVICES CC (Builder) Represented by Mr. Herman Lukas And Mr. Joao de Sousa Satata (Client) Represented by Mr. Zenildo Calueto For THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN OUTBUILDING AT ERF 1387‚ MOUNTAIN THORN STREET‚ DORADO PARK‚ WINDHOEK – NAMIBIA. CONTRACT BETWWEN THE OWNER AND THE BUILDER CONTENTS SECTION 1. Articles of Agreement. SECTION 2. General Information. SECTION 3. Standard Conditions of Contract. Section 1 ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT ARTICLES OF
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