The Law of Contracts - Book Companion Site
... Equally, nothing stops the restaurant from refusing the low offer. Advertisements that are not the originating component of unilateral contracts are not offers, but are invitations to interested persons to make an offer. When a bistro advertises its meatloaf at a special price, the bistro is not pro ...
... Equally, nothing stops the restaurant from refusing the low offer. Advertisements that are not the originating component of unilateral contracts are not offers, but are invitations to interested persons to make an offer. When a bistro advertises its meatloaf at a special price, the bistro is not pro ...
contracts review - NYU School of Law
... Code. Provisions of UCC usually trump common law. Article 2-1103: common law applies to contracts for sales of goods, unless it contradicts article 2. Redress/punishment: Law concerned mainly with relief of promises to redress breach and not with punishment of promisors to compel performance; Expect ...
... Code. Provisions of UCC usually trump common law. Article 2-1103: common law applies to contracts for sales of goods, unless it contradicts article 2. Redress/punishment: Law concerned mainly with relief of promises to redress breach and not with punishment of promisors to compel performance; Expect ...
Word - Washington University School of Law
... ii) Promise of forbearance that is unreasonable or not made in good faith (or both) (a) Written release of rights is SOMETIMES consideration… even without reasonableness/good faith (b) Forbearance of right to sue is consideration if party forbearing had an honest intention to prosecute litigation wh ...
... ii) Promise of forbearance that is unreasonable or not made in good faith (or both) (a) Written release of rights is SOMETIMES consideration… even without reasonableness/good faith (b) Forbearance of right to sue is consideration if party forbearing had an honest intention to prosecute litigation wh ...
Pre-Award Meeting Agenda 2012-02-01
... 500 Arborway Conference Room No. 2 AGENDA 1. Introduction 2. MBTA Standard Bid Review a) Is the Contractor satisfied with their bid of $_______________ b) Are you aware of any errors that might have been made in your calculations? 3. Personnel a) Does the contractor have a sufficient work force to m ...
... 500 Arborway Conference Room No. 2 AGENDA 1. Introduction 2. MBTA Standard Bid Review a) Is the Contractor satisfied with their bid of $_______________ b) Are you aware of any errors that might have been made in your calculations? 3. Personnel a) Does the contractor have a sufficient work force to m ...
Offer and Acceptance, and Some of the Resulting Legal Relations
... this meaning. with this contract will be used herein with given In determining determining whether whether or not a contract exists in any given were What case, one of our problems is historical in character. the facts? What were the acts of the parties and the circumcircumthat surrounded surrounded ...
... this meaning. with this contract will be used herein with given In determining determining whether whether or not a contract exists in any given were What case, one of our problems is historical in character. the facts? What were the acts of the parties and the circumcircumthat surrounded surrounded ...
Contracts - Eisenberg - 2004 Spring - outline 2
... of termination, no K actually exists; but made an implied promise to give him a chance in good faith to show his stuff, and he relies on that promise. Relief may be limited to damages measured by the promisee’s reliance: not what he would have earned from but what he lost in quitting the job he ...
... of termination, no K actually exists; but made an implied promise to give him a chance in good faith to show his stuff, and he relies on that promise. Relief may be limited to damages measured by the promisee’s reliance: not what he would have earned from but what he lost in quitting the job he ...
Is there a Contract
... Acceptance must be communicated, and received by offeror before there is a contract contract forms upon offeror’s receipt of acceptance. Postal Acceptance Rule An exception to the general rule Offer is accepted when the offeree puts notice of the acceptance in the mail contract is formed ...
... Acceptance must be communicated, and received by offeror before there is a contract contract forms upon offeror’s receipt of acceptance. Postal Acceptance Rule An exception to the general rule Offer is accepted when the offeree puts notice of the acceptance in the mail contract is formed ...
Contracts Outline, Fall 2003, Prof. Haley
... 2. It would defeat the reasonable expectations of the other party and undermine the security of transactions as a whole if courts based assent on what a party actually thought rather than on what he reasonably seemed to have intended by his words or conduct. 3. Kabil Developments Corp v. Mignot a. w ...
... 2. It would defeat the reasonable expectations of the other party and undermine the security of transactions as a whole if courts based assent on what a party actually thought rather than on what he reasonably seemed to have intended by his words or conduct. 3. Kabil Developments Corp v. Mignot a. w ...
Contracts Outline (Murphy)
... ii. Output/Requirement K’s: Eastern v. Gulf Oil: Gulf locked into a very unfavorable deal. Gulf says they don’t have to sell any oil b/c P isn’t asking for a specific amount of oil…they didn’t promise anything in return 1. Such a contract is not illusory: Party who determines quantity “required” mus ...
... ii. Output/Requirement K’s: Eastern v. Gulf Oil: Gulf locked into a very unfavorable deal. Gulf says they don’t have to sell any oil b/c P isn’t asking for a specific amount of oil…they didn’t promise anything in return 1. Such a contract is not illusory: Party who determines quantity “required” mus ...
Gillette - NYU School of Law
... Assent can be manifested wholly or partly by written or spoken words or by failure to act. - R2 - § 19(1) ▪ Objective Test applied to determine whether there was mutual assent. A party's conduct can manifest assent even if he doesn't assent. The contract is only voidable in those cases because o ...
... Assent can be manifested wholly or partly by written or spoken words or by failure to act. - R2 - § 19(1) ▪ Objective Test applied to determine whether there was mutual assent. A party's conduct can manifest assent even if he doesn't assent. The contract is only voidable in those cases because o ...
Delivery Contract
... Ludmila Headwear Factory CJSC, hereinafter referred to as the «Supplier», acting in his capacity as Director Zhabort Anatoliy Gennadyevich on the ground of the Charter, on the one hand, and ______________________________________, hereinafter referred to as the «Customer», acting in his/her capacity ...
... Ludmila Headwear Factory CJSC, hereinafter referred to as the «Supplier», acting in his capacity as Director Zhabort Anatoliy Gennadyevich on the ground of the Charter, on the one hand, and ______________________________________, hereinafter referred to as the «Customer», acting in his/her capacity ...
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AUDIT AND BUDGET Wednesday
... Review of an ordinance authorizing an Intergovernmental Cooperation agreement between the Chicago Transit Authority and the City of Chicago, by and through its Department of Police, for public safety, pursuant to a Homeland Transit Security Grant ...
... Review of an ordinance authorizing an Intergovernmental Cooperation agreement between the Chicago Transit Authority and the City of Chicago, by and through its Department of Police, for public safety, pursuant to a Homeland Transit Security Grant ...
Contracts – 2010/2011 – MacDougall
... Both knowledge of offer and intention to accept are required (intention – contrary to Williams) Facts: D. gives evidence for a murder case without knowledge of a reward for the information. Ratio: Both knowledge of offer and intent to accept the offer must be present when the conditions of the offer ...
... Both knowledge of offer and intention to accept are required (intention – contrary to Williams) Facts: D. gives evidence for a murder case without knowledge of a reward for the information. Ratio: Both knowledge of offer and intent to accept the offer must be present when the conditions of the offer ...
Getting the messages out
... Increasingly digital and social media are recognised as key tools for communicating with a range of audiences. This includes a growing number of service providers, public bodies, charities and others who recognise that some more traditional forms of communications – including direct mail, traditiona ...
... Increasingly digital and social media are recognised as key tools for communicating with a range of audiences. This includes a growing number of service providers, public bodies, charities and others who recognise that some more traditional forms of communications – including direct mail, traditiona ...
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
... guaranty of lease). Can be distinguished from Eurice: a. Fraud: Defendants thought they were signing a different agreement than they ended up signing. Fraud will void what can be thought of as assent. b. Fraud hinges on the wedding rehearsal in this case. It was an unusual time and place to sign a c ...
... guaranty of lease). Can be distinguished from Eurice: a. Fraud: Defendants thought they were signing a different agreement than they ended up signing. Fraud will void what can be thought of as assent. b. Fraud hinges on the wedding rehearsal in this case. It was an unusual time and place to sign a c ...
Contracts Outline - Free Law School Outlines Professor Subject
... detail) b. The cost of including EVERY possibility in a contract is not possible 2. Most (but not all) rules of contract law are “default” rules a. If parties agree with the default rules, they don’t have to say things about what happen if X happens a. Nature of the term “default rule” means that th ...
... detail) b. The cost of including EVERY possibility in a contract is not possible 2. Most (but not all) rules of contract law are “default” rules a. If parties agree with the default rules, they don’t have to say things about what happen if X happens a. Nature of the term “default rule” means that th ...
ORG Contracts Handout
... In cases in which a contract is not signed but performance has gone forward, the courts are at least aware that some kind of agreement existed between the parties: they have "performed" the agreement. The courts will seek to determine what the deal was governing the performance and enforce it even ...
... In cases in which a contract is not signed but performance has gone forward, the courts are at least aware that some kind of agreement existed between the parties: they have "performed" the agreement. The courts will seek to determine what the deal was governing the performance and enforce it even ...
Here are the answers to PF exam #06056900 for
... one day. Meg asked how much she hoped to get for the house, and Jackie replied, Meg said, I accept your offer to purchase your house for $50,000. No contract exists because A. the terms of the offer were not reasonably certain. B. Jackie didn't objectively intend to enter a contract. C. the offer wa ...
... one day. Meg asked how much she hoped to get for the house, and Jackie replied, Meg said, I accept your offer to purchase your house for $50,000. No contract exists because A. the terms of the offer were not reasonably certain. B. Jackie didn't objectively intend to enter a contract. C. the offer wa ...
bam_521_bussiness_law__521_unit_1-unit_
... A minor can stili disaffirm a contract for a reasonable time after reaching majority. A minor does not have to wait until reaching majority to disaffirm a contract. In most states a minor who misrepresents his or her age has no duty to place the com petent party In status quo if the minor disaffirms ...
... A minor can stili disaffirm a contract for a reasonable time after reaching majority. A minor does not have to wait until reaching majority to disaffirm a contract. In most states a minor who misrepresents his or her age has no duty to place the com petent party In status quo if the minor disaffirms ...
bam_521__business_law_
... John cannot get a patent because the transmitter part is not a new invention. John can get a provisional patent which would provide limited protection until he can redesign it so that it can be made for under $25. John cannot get a patent because the inability to produce the product at a cost low en ...
... John cannot get a patent because the transmitter part is not a new invention. John can get a provisional patent which would provide limited protection until he can redesign it so that it can be made for under $25. John cannot get a patent because the inability to produce the product at a cost low en ...
torts outline - NYU School of Law
... ct says no ¢ since sailors had a pre-existing duty t/f can’t give in exchange for a promise something they’ve already given (their services) – Restatement § 73 (FY105) re: performance of a legal duty is not ¢ unless a similar performance differs from what was required by the duty in a way which refl ...
... ct says no ¢ since sailors had a pre-existing duty t/f can’t give in exchange for a promise something they’ve already given (their services) – Restatement § 73 (FY105) re: performance of a legal duty is not ¢ unless a similar performance differs from what was required by the duty in a way which refl ...
LAWS2111-Notes-20131-1
... 1. Bank deposit made the offer more than mere puff in any reasonable persons objective opinion 2. Offer was made to the whole world and could be accepted by any person who performed the conditions 3. Reward type of offer so offeror dispensed notification 4. Enough restriction and certainty was given ...
... 1. Bank deposit made the offer more than mere puff in any reasonable persons objective opinion 2. Offer was made to the whole world and could be accepted by any person who performed the conditions 3. Reward type of offer so offeror dispensed notification 4. Enough restriction and certainty was given ...
420 Business ADCP Law Fall 2011 - LeMoyne
... moral standard a company uses when transacting business. The difficulties faced by businesses include the need to earn a profit. The management of a company that fulfills all ethical obligations without making a profit will not be looked at favorably by shareholders. Also, a company that violates al ...
... moral standard a company uses when transacting business. The difficulties faced by businesses include the need to earn a profit. The management of a company that fulfills all ethical obligations without making a profit will not be looked at favorably by shareholders. Also, a company that violates al ...
Contracts -Schooner – Fall 2011
... Issue: Does the prospective purchaser have the power to accept the counteroffer after he receives notice that the counteroffer has been revoked? Rule: No. The original offer is valid only until the offeree accepts, rejects or makes a counteroffer. The counteroffer is only valid until the original of ...
... Issue: Does the prospective purchaser have the power to accept the counteroffer after he receives notice that the counteroffer has been revoked? Rule: No. The original offer is valid only until the offeree accepts, rejects or makes a counteroffer. The counteroffer is only valid until the original of ...