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Ch 12 Traditional & E-contracts Flashcards

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Contract

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Agreement that can be enforced in court

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Bilateral contract

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Offeror makes an offer to the offeree

Offeree must promise to perform

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Unilateral

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Offeree can accept offer only by completing the contract performance

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Formal contract

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Statutes or rules which state that a contract must be in writing to be enforceable

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Void

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No contract

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Voidable

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Valid contract that can be avoided at the option of one of the parties

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Requirements of a valid contract

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Agreement, consideration, contractual capacity, legality

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Agreement

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The offer AND acceptance

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Requirements for offer

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Serious intention, definition of terms, communication

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Offeror’s Serious Intention

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Contract determined by what a reasonable person deems serious

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Intent may be lacking with:

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Expression of opinion, statement of future intent, preliminary negotiations, invitations to bid, ads and price lists

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Expression of opinion

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“I believe this car is worth $40,000 and I wouldn’t sell it for less”

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Statement of future intent

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“If Panthers win the SB, I’ll move houses”

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Preliminary negotiations

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Not a serious offer, just a suggestion

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Ads/price lists

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Belk’s has wrong price in ad, not required to honor it

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Definiteness of terms requirements

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Identify parties, object/subject matter of contract, consideration to be paid, time of payment/performance

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Communication

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Offeree must have knowledge of offer by person or person’s agent

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Termination of offer may happen by

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Action of the parties OR operation of law

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Revocation

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Can withdraw anytime before offeree accepts offer OR effective when offeree or agent receives it

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Option contract

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Promise to hold offer open for specified period of time in return of consideration

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Counteroffer

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Rejection of initial offer but make a new one

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Mirror Image Rule

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Any change in terms automatically terminates offer and substitutes counteroffer

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Termination by law if:

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Lapse of time, destruction of subject matter, death/incompetence, supervening illegality

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Acceptance

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Voluntary act, expressed or implied, that shows assent to terms

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Unequivocal acceptance

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Mirror image, acceptance must mirror offer

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Silence

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Only acceptance when offeree has duty to speak

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General rule of bilateral contracts

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Acceptance timely if made before offer is revoked or terminated

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Mailbox rule

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Acceptance effective the minute it’s put in the mailbox

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Authorized means of acceptance

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Sometimes the offer specifies how acceptance should be made

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Displaying the online offer should include

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Seller’s hyperlink to page with full contract

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Online provisions

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Acceptance of terms, payment, return policy, disclaimer of liabilities, limitation on remedies, privacy policy, dispute resolution, forum selection clause, choice of law clause

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Choice of law clause

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Disputes settled in accordance with law of particular jusidiction

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Online acceptances

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Click on agreements, Shrink-wrap agreements, browse-wrap agreements

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Click on agreements

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Binding contract can be formed by clicking a box indicating you agree

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Shrink wrap agreement

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Contract terms inside box which party agrees on upon opening box

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Browse wrap agreement

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Scroll to bottom and it says “by reading this you agree to terms”; usually unenforceable

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E-SIGN

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Gives e-signatures & e-docs legal force; to be enforceable both parties must have prior agreement

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Consideration

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Value given in return for promise or performance

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Consideration must have:

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Legally sufficient value, bargain for exchange

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Legally sufficient value

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Something of legal value in the eyes of the law, promise to do something

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Bargained for exchange

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Something of legal value must be exchanged b/w parties to provide basis to bargain

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Contractual capacity

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Legal ability to enter into a contractual relationship

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Certain situations where capacity may exist but contract is not legally binding

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Minor, intoxication, mental incompetence

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Legality

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Legality of a contract; if specific clause is illegal the rest can still be enforceable

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Contrary to public policy is generally

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Void

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Contracts not to compete in employment

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Enforceable as long as time and geographic terms are reasonable

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Unconscionable contracts

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Procedural and substantive

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Procedural contract

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Contracts with inconspicuous print is void

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Substantive contract

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Contracts oppressive or overly harsh

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Exculpatory clause

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Releases party from liability in event of monetary or physical injury no matter who’s at fault

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Exculpatory clauses are enforceable when

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They are not ambiguous or they don’t shield parties from intentional conduct

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Statute of frauds that must be in writing

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  1. Interest in land
  2. Yearly agreements
  3. Collateral or secondary contracts
  4. Promise for marriage
  5. Sale of goods priced at $500 or more
53
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Transfer pf rights to third party is

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Assignment

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Transfer of duties to third party is

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Delegation

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Effect of delegation

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Delegator remains liable if other doesn’t perform

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