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It may consist of a private wrong, such as a tort.

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A contract that is void does not necessarily involve a crime.

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A contract must be for a lawful purpose;

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otherwise it is void.

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Contracts contrary to a public policy is void.

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A contract that is void does not necessarily involve a crime.

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Gambling Contracts

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Contracts prohibited by Statute

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Sunday contracts

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Contracts prohibited by Statute

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Usurious Contract

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Contracts prohibited by Statute

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Contracts of an unlicensed operator.

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Contracts prohibited by Statute

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Contracts for the sale of prohibited articles.

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Contracts prohibited by Statute

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Contracts in unreasonable restraint of trade.

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Contracts prohibited by Statute

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Administrative Agency Orders.

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Contracts prohibited by Statute

9
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Contracts Not to Compete.

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Contracts in unreasonable restraint of trade

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Contracts to Limit Competition

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Contracts in unreasonable restraint of trade

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Contracts to Fix the Resale Price.

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Contracts in unreasonable restraint of trade

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Unfair Competitive Practices.

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Contracts in unreasonable restraint of trade

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Contracts limiting freedom of marriage.

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Contracts contrary to Public Policy

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Contracts obstructing the administration of justice.

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Contracts contrary to Public Policy

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Contracts injuring the public service.

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Contracts contrary to Public Policy

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An agreement in which parties win or lose by chance.

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Gambling Contract

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Interest applied when no rate specified.

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Legal rate

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Highest legal rate of interest

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Maximum Contract Rate

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Charging higher rate of interest than law allows

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Usury

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  1. Some contracts can be for unlawful purposes, depending upon who negotiates them.
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False

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  1. A contract that is set aside because of illegality always involves the commission of a crime.
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False

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  1. If a contract contains both distinctively legal and illegal parts, a court can set aside the illegal part and enforce the legal part.
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True

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  1. Under common law, private wagering contracts were unenforceable. However, now under the UCC, most private wagering contracts are enforceable.
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False

25
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  1. Sunday contract laws are consistent within all 50 states.
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False

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  1. All contracts to obstruct justice are void.
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True

27
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  1. The legal rate is considerably higher than the contract rate.
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False

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  1. All contracts that may from their nature injure public service are void.
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True

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  1. Discriminating in price between competing buyers when the goods are of like grade, quantity, and quality is considered unfair competitive practice.
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True

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  1. The highest rate of interest that may be charged is called the ________ rate.
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b. maximum contract

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  1. State laws that limit the rate of interest that may be charged for the use of money are called ________ laws.
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d. usury

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  1. A contract not to compete:
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c. can be valid when buying a business or making an employment contract.

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  1. Contracts to generally restrain trade are in violation of the:
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b. Sherman Antitrust Act.

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  1. A contract that is contrary to public policy would be:
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a. a contract to limit the freedom of marriage.

35
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Interest rate applied when no rate is specified. (Two words)

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Legal Rate

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State laws that limit the rate of interest that may be charged for the use of the money are called _________ laws.

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Usury

37
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The ___________ _________ ___________ attempted to eliminate certain unfair competitive practices in interstate commerce.

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Robinson Patman Act

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This agreement between a buyer and seller that the buyer shall not resell below a stated agreement is generally considered illegal.

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Price Fixing

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Contracts _________ to public policy are unenforceable.

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Contrary

40
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Government policy encourages ____________.

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Competition

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This is the highest rate that may be charged. (Three words)

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Maximum Contract Rate

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This type of contract is one in which a person agrees to pay another for negotiating, procuring, or bringing about a marriage. (Two words)

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Marriage Brokerage

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Many government administrative agencies have the __________ to issue rules and regulations; that have the force of the law.

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Authority

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In this court case the court held that the contract was clearly a contract against public policy and therefore was __________.

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Void

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Normally a contract not to _____________ is illegal; unless there are certain circumstances.

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Compete

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This contract is considered illegal because of the day the contract fell on.

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Sunday

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A transaction wherein the parties stand to win or lose based on pure chance.

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Gambling Contract

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Contracts to use one’s ____________ in obtaining a public contract that by statute must be let to the lowest responsible bidder….

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Influence

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There are two types of government intervention that specifically declares it illegal that such contracts that affect interstate commerce and are therefore subject to regulation by the federal government.

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Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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If the act itself is legal, but the manner of committing the act that is called for in the contract is illegal,

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The contract is void.

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A contract contrary to public policy is also

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Illegal.

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If the parties are not equally guilty, courts may assist the less guilty party. However, courts will not allow a wrongdoer to enforce a contract against

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An innocent party.

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If the contract is individual, that is, it cannot be performed except as an entity, then the illegality of one part renders the whole contract

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Invalid.

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In general, the courts will leave the parties to a private_______ ________ where it finds them and will not allow one party to recover damages from the other for the breach of gambling debt.

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Gambling Contract

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No state will permit the stakeholder, who is considered merely a ______ ___ ______, to keep the money.

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Trustee of funds

56
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Trading on the _____ ______ or the grain market represents legitimate business transactions.

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Stock exchange

57
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The violators of Sunday acts are seldom

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Prosecuted.

58
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If merchandise is sold on thirty days’ credit, the seller may collect interest from the time the thirty days expire until

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The debt is paid.

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The courts will treat transactions as ______ when there is in fact a lending of money at a usurious rate even though disguised.

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Usurious

60
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The penalty for usury varies from _______ ___ ______.

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State to state.

61
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In all states, special statutes govern consumer loans by…

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Pawnbrokers, small loan companies, and finance companies.

62
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Loans of very large amounts of money or business loans are frequently not covered by

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Usury laws.

63
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Statutes make it illegal to operate certain types of businesses or professions without

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A license.

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The most common types of professional people who must be licensed to operate include…

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Doctors, lawyers, certified and licensed public accountants, dentists, and insurance and real estate salespeople.

65
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A licensing law may be designed solely as a revenue measure by requiring payment of a fee for

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A license.

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Contracts made by an unlicensed person operating in one of the fields or businesses covered by such a law are normally held

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Valid.

67
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The unlicensed operator may still be subject to fine or ________ for violating the law.

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Imprisonment

68
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In the absence of a contract prohibiting the seller from attempting to retake the _______, the seller may engage in the same business again and seek to retain former customers.

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Goodwill

69
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It is customary and highly desirable when purchasing a business to include in the contract a _____ prohibiting the seller from entering the same business again in the trade territory for specified length of time.

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Provision

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The restriction as to territory should not go beyond the _____ ____ of the business.

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Trade area