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Virginia Tech - ECON - 3254
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Virginia Tech - ECON - 3254
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Virginia Tech - ECON - 3254
ECON 3254Fall 2011Homework #10 (Solutions)Chapter 15 (pp 651_694):9.a. The Minitab output is shown below:The regression equation isTopSpeed = 65.0 - 0.390 Beam + 0.0511 HPPredictorCoefSE CoefTP64.9669.0097.210.000-0.389590.09579-4.070.
Virginia Tech - ECON - 3254
Companies as of 8.30. 11, subject to changeBoothAbercrombie & Fitch308Accenture313Advance Auto Parts509American Woodmark Corporation403Apex Systems, Inc.610AXA Advisors706BB&T Corporation404Belk116C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.410Capita
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Akers v. J.B. Sedberry, Inc.286 S.W.2d 617Fact:Operative Facts: The company Sedberry Inc. was where Aker and Whitsitt worked at. They hada employment contract there. Once the company merged with another, new management camein, brining Mr. Sorenson in
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Alaska Packers Association v. Domenico117 F. 99 (1902)Fact:Operative Facts: The Plaintiffs were fishermens who were hired by a corporation. Theyoriginally made a contract for driving to the Alaska from San Fran, and then going to fish forsalmon. Befo
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Austin Instruments v. Loral Corporation29 N.Y. 2d 124 (1971)Fact:Operative Facts: A contractor was awarded a contract from the Navy. The contract subcontractedthe work to them, called Austin Instruments. The Navy awarded another contract to thecontra
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Batsakis v. Demotsis226 S.W2d 673Fact:Procedural Facts:Operative Facts: During WWII, both Batsakis and Demotsis were in Greece. They wrote up acontract basically stating, that, if Batsakis would lend 500,000 drachmae ($25 USD value), thenDemotsis wi
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Objective meeting of mindLucy v. Zehmer (1954) Note via napkin for Ferguson Farm. Mutual assent to form a contractmust be apparent from an objective point of view.Harvey v. Facey (1893) - Will you sell us Bumper Hall Pen? Telegraph cash price answerpa
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Chodos v. West Publishing Co.92 Fed. App. 471 (2004)Fact:Operative Facts: West Publishing Co. refused to publish a book that Chodos agreed to make forthem. Chodos won $300k, however appealed because he believed the jury instructed the wrongmethod for
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ContractsTo make a contract there must be mutual assent, or an agreement between the two. Also theremust be consideration from all parties.There are two types of contracts. One governed by common law, another by the U.C.C(Uniformed Commercial Code). U
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Cousineau v. Walker613 P.2d 608 (1980)Fact:Operative Facts: Alasking home and commercial unit was for sale. There was no commercialpermit, but the listing agents stated that there was over 1 million gravel, or 80,000 cubic yards ofgravel. However, af
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Davis v. Jacoby1 Cal.2d 370 (1934)Fact:Operative Facts: Mr. and Mrs. David was a close family relative of their uncle and aunt Mr. andMrs. Whitehead. When Mr. & Mrs. Whitehead was falling ill, they sent letters to Mr. & Mrs.David regarding their heal
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Dickinson v. DoddsL.R. 2 Ch. D 463 (1876)Fact:Operative Facts: The defendant was trying to sell his property, and so he wrote a memo toPlaintiff Dickinson I hereby agree to sell to Mr. George Dickinson the whole of the dwelling house, garden ground,
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Drennan v. Star Paving Co.51 Cal. 2d 409 ( 1958)Fact:Procedural Facts:Operative Facts: A general contractor took bids, and a subcontractor made a bid to the generalcontractor for a low price of around 7k. The next day, after the general contractor su
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Earhart v. William Low Co.25 Cal. 3d 503 (1979)Fact:Operative Facts: A construction worker, at the request of the defendant, worked on a mobilehome park in expectation to be paid for his work. He worked on not only the defendantsproperty, but also th
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East Providence Credit Union v. Geremia103 R.I. 597 (1968)Fact:Procedural Facts:Operative Facts: Husband and wife owned a car. They took out an auto loan to purchase the car,and the auto loan had a requirement where the owners must pay for fire, coll
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Fairmount Glass Works v. Crunden-Martin Wooden Ware Co.106 Ky. 659 (1899)Fact:Operative Facts: A buyer sent the following message to the sellerGentlemen: Please advise us the lowest price you can make us on our order for ten car loads ofMason green j
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Fiege v. Boehm210 Md. 352 (1956)Fact:Operative Facts: Boehm wanted Fiege to pay for a breach of contract to pay the expensesincident to the birth of his bastard child, and provide support upon condition that she wouldrefrain from prosecuting him for
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Hamer v. Sidway124 N.Y. 538(1898)Fact:Procedural Facts: Story 2d won the $5,000 + interest in trial court, and the defendants appeal,stating there was no consideration in the contract.Operative Facts: Story Sr. was in a contract with Story 2d. statin
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Hoffman v. Red Owl Stores, Inc26 Wis.2d 683 (1965)Fact:Procedural Facts:Operative Facts: A entrepreneur wanted to own a Red Owl Store (grocery store). Red owl thenstated that the entrepreneur would have to sell their existing bakery, their grocery st
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Kirksey v. Kirksey (Not good law)8 Ala. 131 (1845)Fact:Operative Facts: Brother-in-law told the wife of the dead husband, that he felt bad, of therecently decease of her husband, and promised to accommodate her if she moves to his area. Hepromised th
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Kutzin v. Pirnie124 N.J. 500 (1991)Fact:Operative Facts: The plaintiff was a buyer, in a real estate contract to purchase a property. Theprice was $365k, and they put a 10% deposit down on the property. The contract did not containa forfeiture, or li
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Kuzmeskus v. Pickup Motor Co.330 Mass. 490 (1953)Fact:Operative Facts: The City accepted a Bid from Kuzmeskus, which included the responsibility ofordering 5 new school buses. Kuzmeskus had requested price and terms on the five buses fromPickup Motor
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Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus store251 Minn. 188 (1957)Fact:Procedural Facts:Operative Facts: A surplus store advertised in a paper Saturday 9 A.M. Sharp 3 Brand New furCoats Worth to $100.00 First Come First Served $1 Each.A week later the
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Lenawee County Board of Health v. Messerly417 Mich. 17 (1982)Fact:Operative Facts: The Pickles bought a 3 unit apartment complex that was 600sqft. After thetransaction was completed, the Pickles found that raw sewage seeped up through the ground, and
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Livingstone v. Evans4 D.L.R. 169 (Alberta Supreme Court, 1925)Fact:Operative Facts: Evan wrote (through his agent) to Livingstone that he would sell the land for$1800 on terms. Lingingstone wrote back Send Lowest cash price. Will give $1600 cash. Wire
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Lucy v. Zehmer1954Fact:Operative Facts:Issue:Rule:Rational: Courts adopted an objective approach when determining whether there was mutualassent. Also how a reasonable person would understand the communication interpreted incontext. Subjective, un
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Mills v. Wyman20 Mass. 207 (1825)Fact:Operative Facts: A 25 year old male was sick, and being a good Samaritan, Mills gave himshelter, and comfort till he died. During the time, the sick males father, inspired by the gooddeed, wrote to Mills stating
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Odorizzi v. Bloomfield School District246 Cal. App. (1966)Fact:Operative Facts: A school teacher was criminally charged of homosexual activities. 2 of hissuperiors came up and told him he should resign at once otherwise he would face and sufferextrem
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Omni Group, Inc. v. Seattle-First National Bank32 Wash. App. 22 (1982)Fact:Procedural Facts:Operative Facts: A Buyer was buying lot of property, while depositing the initial deposit, thebuyer had the transaction subject to a feasibility report prepar
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Petterson v. Pattberg248 N.Y. 86 (1928)Fact:Operative Facts: The lender wrote a letter stating I hereby agree to accept cash for the mortgagewhich I hold against premise _. It is understood and agreed as a consideration I would allowyou $780 providin
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Ricketts v. Scothorn (Not good Law)57 Neb. 51 (1898)Fact: (Old law)Operative Facts: A grandfather came into the bookstore of his granddaughter, and told her thathe had made arrangement so she didnt have to work anymore, and would pay her $2,000 at 6%.
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Schnell v. Nell17 Ind. 29 (1861)Fact:Operative Facts: There was a agreement written out between a 3 people and a wife of a husband.The agreement stated that she would give them $200 each, in her will. But because she lived in acommunity property esta
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Sherwood v. Walker66 Mich. 568 (1887)Fact:Operative Facts: A buyer for a cow came to the ranch. The seller, stated that the cows up on thehill was most likely barren (cant breed), and so he was willing to sell t for a cheaper price.Within the month,
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Store Properties v. Neal72 Cal.App.2d 112 (1945)Fact:Operative Facts: The case revolved around a letter sent, which was a letter of intent to lease. Thefirst 7 paragraphs of this shows many of the terms and deposits. Paragraph 8 states Terms andcondi
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Strong v. Sheffield144 N.Y. 392 (1894)Fact:Operative Facts: A husband owed money to a lender. After he defaulted, the lender went to thewife and told her, if she agrees to pay the loan, then they wont sue for the rest of the paymentuntil whenever the
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United States v. Algernon Blair, Inc.479 F.2d 638 (1973)Fact:Operative Facts: Coastal was a subcontractor to Blair. Blair had received a contract from the USgovernment to construct a naval hospital. Blair contracted Coastal to erect and provide steel
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Wachter Management Co. v. Dexter & Chaney, Inc.282 Kan. 365 (2006)Fact:Procedural Facts:Operative Facts: DCI was a software company and Wachter was a management company. DCIwas trying to sell Wachter software, and throughout a couple of years, DCI wr
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Week 1 Contracts2-31) Definitionsa. Complainants - a person or entity who begins a lawsuit by filing a complaint, andis usually called the plaintiff, or in some cases the petitioner.b. Specific performance - grants the plaintiff what he actually barg
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I.II.III.IV.V.Special Offer Rules (Things that are not offers)a. Only applies toa.i. Advertisementsa.i.1. Usually invites to offera.i.2. Because its not limited.a.ii. Quotesa.iii. Requests for Bidsb. Still needs:b.i. Expresses a present commi
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Contract Week 3Termination of the Power to AcceptWays to terminate:1) Rejection or counter-offer by the offeree2) Lapse of time3) Revocation by the offeror4) Death or incapacity of the offerorDeath or IncapacityOfferees power to accept an offer te
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Contracts week 4- Mutual Assent under U.C.C. Article 2o 2-204 Formation in General Contracts for goods, can be made in any manner as long as it showsagreement, including conducts by both parties that recognizes theexistence of the contract Contract
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Week 5 ContractsConsideration:- Consideration (A bargain for exchange of benefit or detriment. One promise musth haveinduced the other)o General Rule Bargained-for-exchange A promise in exchange for a promise Hamer v. Sidwayo 5k in exchange for pr
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Week 6 Contracts (Illusory Promises)Illusory Promises- What makes Promises Illusory (No definite definition)o A promises is illusory if it does not restrict the promisors future right of actiono A promise is illusory if it gives the promisor unfettere
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Week 9 RestitutionNot another type of contract claims. Its an alternative. Like how Promissory estoppels, is not acontract.Restritution1) D obtained a benefit at Ps expense (the enrichment) and2) D retention of that benefit without compensating P woul
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Week 10 (Contract defenses)Contract Defenses- Deceptiono Misrepresentation Elements A false statement of fact, intention, or opinion (whether it is amaterial fact)o Fact = material, that reasonable person in samecircumstance, would regard as impor
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Illegality - contracts against public policy.Contracts can be unenforceable if its illegal by statute, or is outweighed by public policy.1) contracts prohibited by statute2) Contracts in violation of licensing statutes3) Covenants not to compete4) Ta
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Week 13 (Contract Defense Continue)Unconscionability conintueWilliams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co.Statute of Fraud- Contracts subject to a statute of fraudo Land sale contracts To buy, transfer or pay for any interest in land. Mortgages, life est
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Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co.350 F.2d 445 (1965)Fact:Operative Facts: William had purchased a few items from Walker through Walkers programwhere Walker allowed installment payments for an item. However, if the owner defaults on thepayment,