Test3 Flashcards

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Elements of a Valid Contract

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Offer
Acceptance
Consideration
Capacity
Legality

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Offer

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A promise or commitment to do or refrain from doing some future action

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Validity of Offer

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Objective Intent of the Promisor
Definite Terms
Communicated to a third party ( oral + written)

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4
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Objective Intent

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If offer seems sincere
Lucy v Zehmer
Panhandle Realty LLC v Olins

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Lucy v Zehmer

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Objective Intent( the offer for a 50,000 farm was written on a napkin)

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Panhandle Realty LLC v Olins

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Objective Intent ( Attempt to back out of lease)

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Definite Terms

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Offer must include sufficient detail ( parties + specific work+ specific item+ payment details +timing)
Venture Associates Corp V Zenith Data Systems Corp ( letter of intent for merger)

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Terminating an Offer

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Revocation
Rejection
Counter Offer ( any changes is a new offer)
Time Lapse
Subject Matter Destroyed
Party who made the offer dies
Change of Law

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9
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Acceptance

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Mirror Image Rules
Mailbox Rule ( regretful seller paradigm)
Express Authorization

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Bilateral Contracts

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A contract that the parties form once they exchange promises to perform the contract ( future)

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Unilateral Contracts

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Contract only happens when performing the terms of the offer ( future does not count)

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Consideration

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Value given in exchange for value
Hammer v Sidway

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13
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Hammer v Sidway

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Consideration ( uncles 5k clean “clean life” payment )

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Illusory Consideration

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Value you exchange cannot be illusuory value
( a value that only is preexisting duty + past consideration)
Baugh v Columbia Heart Clinic

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Baugh v Columbia Heart Clinic

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12 month + 20 miles non complete case

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16
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Parties Lacking Capacity

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Minors
Victims of Involuntary Intoxication
Mental Incompetence ( insanity and some disabilities)

17
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Types of Illegal Contracts

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Gambling Contracts ( in non gambling jurisdiction)
Contract with parties lacking required licenses
Contracts in restraint of trade ( Brown v Brown, Inc v Johnson

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Brown v Brown, Inc v Johnson

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Contracts in restraint of trade (2-year insurance industry global noncomplete)

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Contracts that must be in writing

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Prenuptial Agreements
Real Estate Contracts
Sales of Goods In excess of $500
Contracts that span more than one year

20
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Discharge Obligation

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Strict Performence ( complete)
Substantial Performance
Timeliness of Performance
Discharge of Agreement (5)
Discharge By Operation of Law

21
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Substantial Performance

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Good Faith Effort + Minor Deviation + substantially same outcome
Jacobs & Young v Kent ( construction company)

22
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Timeliness of Performance

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Minor Delay unless Time of the Essence

23
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Discharge Agreement

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Mutual Recession ( walking away together)
Novation ( substitute)
Settlement ( Doing Less)
Accord& Sastification ( Swapping the obligation)
Covenant not to sue ( extensions for cash)

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Discharge by Operation of the Law (5)

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Material Alteration ( adding money to check)
Statute of Limitations ( 5 years ended)
Bankruptcy
Commercial Impraticability ( Geopolitical)
Impossibility of Performance ( impossible)

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Impossibility of Performance

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Kolodin v Valenti ( singer gets restraining order against manager)

26
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Meeting Of Minds “ agreeing to the same thing”

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Involuntary Consent (5)
Mutual Mistake of Material Fact
Fraudulent Misrepresentation
Duress
Undue Influence

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Third Party Rights

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Assignment ( transfer the rights)
Delegation ( transfer the duties)
Third Party Beneficary

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Remedies/Damages

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Compensatory Damages “ Make Whole”
Consequential Damages
Punitive Damages
Nominal Damages
Liquidation Damages

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Equitable Remedies

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Reformation ( clerical error)
Specific Performance ( unique goods)

30
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UCC Meaning of Sales

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Passing of title “ Risk of Loss” ( title passes at signing if not said)

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Nautilus Insurance v Cheran Investment

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Passing of Title , A bar burns down and the new owner gets the money

32
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UCC Meaning of Goods

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Tangible & Moveable Property

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UCC Meaning of Merchant

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Person who deals in specific goods
Person who holds themselves out as having knowledge & skill about specific goods
Employer of Merchant ( firm offer: irrevocable until stated time)

34
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Offers

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CL- Objective Intent + Definite Terms + Communicate
UCC- Indefinite Terms in Valid Offer
( price= valid offer, Payment Timing= At receipt of goods, Delivery= Pick up at seller’s)

35
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Acceptance

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CL- Mirror Image Rule
UCC- Battle of the Forms

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