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II TEST REVIEW CONTRACTS CHAPTERS 10 - 18 LOGISTICS DATE: Wednesday, March 19th LOCATION: In class TIME ALLOCATION: 75 Minutes MATERIAL COVERED: Chapters 10 -18 YOU NEED: Scantron Form 882e and a #2 Pencil QUESTIONS: 50 Questions (25 T/F and 25 Multiple Choice) GRADING: 100 Total Points (50 Questions, 2 Points Each) CHAPTER 10 INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACTS Definition of a Contract A contract is a promise that the law will enforce Types of Contracts Bilateral v. Unilateral Contracts Executory v. Executed Contracts Valid, Unenforceable, Voidable and Void CHAPTER 10 INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACTS Remedies Created by Judicial Activism Promissory Estoppel (TA job) Quasi-Contract (mow lawn, hospital) CHAPTER 11 - AGREEMENT Offer Offeror and Offeree The terms of the offer must be definite Termination of Offers Termination by Revocation Termination by Rejection (counter offer) Termination by Expiration Termination by Operation of Law (illegal, death, subject matter terminated, mental retardation) CHAPTER 11 - AGREEMENT Acceptance Communication of Acceptance Medium and Manner of Acceptance Counteroffer is a rejection Mirror Image Rule Promissory Estoppel CHAPTER 12 - CONSIDERATION The doctrine of Consideration exists for one purpose: to distinguish promises that are binding from those that are not A bargain and an exchange Promisor v. Promisee Know what things can be consideration (anything that someone might want to bargain for) Hamer v. Sidway Courts seldom inquire into the adequacy of consideration Mutuality of Obligations Illusory Promises Past Consideration Preexisting Duty CHAPTER 13 - LEGALITY Contracts That Violate a Statute Wagers (gambling is illegal) Insurance (must have insurable interest) Licensing Statutes Usury (prohibits charging excess interest on loans) Contracts that Violate Public Policy Restraint of Trade Sale of a Business (cant have same business nearby) Employment (cant work for competitor) Exculpatory Clauses (gets them out of being liable) Unconscionable Contracts (shock conscience) CHAPTER 14 CAPACITY AND CONSENT Capacity Capacity is the legal ability to enter into a contract Minors (voidable) Mentally Impaired Persons Intoxication (both voidable but pay for damages) Reality of Consent Misrepresentation and Fraud Element One: False Statement of Fact (doesn't have to be a lie, opinion isn't a statement of fact) Element Two: Fraud or Materiality (fraud if knew wrong or unsure of truth. Materiality is when you expect them to rely on you) Element Three: Justifiable Reliance (must show reliance on statement and that reliance was reasonable) Plaintiff's Remedy for Misrepresentation or Fraud (if fraud: can rescind or sue for damages. If material: can rescind) The problem of silence (know when you may have to up) speak Mistake Bilateral v. Unilateral (bilat: both negotiate based on same factual error. Unilat: only one party enters under mistaken assumption) Duress Undue Influence CHAPTER 15 WRITTEN CONTRACTS Written Contracts The Statute of Frauds Types of contracts that must be in writing (land interest, time span of one year plus, pay debt of another, made by executor of estate, made in consideration of marriage, sale of goods exceeding $500) Unenforceable but not void What the Writing Must Contain Who has to sign? defendant What must be contained? Name of each party, subject matter of agreement, all essential terms and promises Parol Evidence Know what parol evidence is and what the parol evidence rule is CHAPTER 16 THIRD PARTIES Third Party Beneficiary Intended v. Incidental Beneficiaries Assignment and Delegation Not all rights can be assigned Not all duties can be delegated Assignor, Assignee, Obligor, Obligee Delegator and Delegatee Novation CHAPTER 17 PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE Discharge Most Contracts are Discharged by Full Performance Parties can discharge a contract by agreement Conditions A condition is an event that must occur before a party becomes obligated under a contract Express (stated) v. Implied Contracts Condition Precedent, Condition Subsequent and Concurrent Condition CHAPTER 17 PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE Performance Strict (exact thing) Performance v. Substantial (brands) Performance Personal Satisfaction Contracts (art) Good Faith and Fair Dealing Time of the Essence Clauses (contract dates strictly enforceable) Breach When one party breaches a contract, the other party is discharged Material Breach Anticipatory Breach (one party makes it clear they aren't going to follow through) Statute of Limitations (limits amt of time allotted to sue) CHAPTER 18 REMEDIES Expectation Interest Designed to put the injured party in the position she would have been in had both sides fully performed their obligations Compensatory (or "direct") Damages most common form of monetary awards that flow directly from the contract Consequential Damages "special damages" result from unique circumstances of the injured party Incidental Damages relatively minor costs the injured party suffers in response to the breach Reliance Interest Designed to put the injured party in the position he would have been in had the parties never entered into a contract CHAPTER 18 REMEDIES Restitution Interest Designed to return to the injured party a benefit that he has conferred on the other party, which it would be unjust to leave with that person Breach of Contract Quasi-Contract Cases Specific Performance Injunctions Reformation Mitigation of Damages Nominal Damages Liquidated Damages Punitive Damages CASE Hamer v. Sidway
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Path: Colorado >> EMUS >> 1832 Spring, 2008
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John Stuart Mill 1806
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