Chapter 11: Discharge and Breach Flashcards
Discharge
A contract is discharged when the parties are relieved of the need to do anything more under the contract.
What are the 4 general ways that contracts can be discharged?
- Performance.
- Agreement or intention.
- Operation of law.
- Breach.
Performance
Occurs when the parties fulfill all the obligations contained in the contract.
What is the most common way to discharge a contract?
Performance.
Time is Not of the Essence
Means that a part is entitled to perform late even if the contract sets a specific date.
Tendering
Offering
Who has the obligation to tender payment?
The debtor has the obligation to find the creditor to tender payment.
Legal Tender
A payment of notes (bills) and coins to a certain value.
The debtor must pay in exact amounts, and the creditor is not required to provide change. True or false?
True.
Why is money not a favourable means to discharge a contract?
It can be stolen and used, and is very difficult (if not impossible) to recover.
Debit Card
A plastic card that allows a person to debit, or withdraw, funds from a bank account.
Are debit transactions instantaneous?
No. It goes through a clearing and settlement system.
Is payment by debit card final?
Yes.
Countermand
Stop a cheque.
Credit Card
Operates by allowing the cardholder to obtain credit, or a loan, for the purpose of paying for goods or services.
Credit
The ability to enjoy value now, with a promise to pay for it later.
Is the cardholder or the card issuer responsible for a lost or stolen credit card?
Depends. If the card is kept with the PIN or if the cardholder fails to report a loss, then the cardholder is responsible. Otherwise, the card issuer is responsible.
How is cheque a form of conditional payment?
- Can be forged.
- Writer can issue stop payment order.
- Can be overdrawn.
Damages
The amount of money that the court may order the defendant to pay to the plaintiff.
Substantial Performance
Generally satisfies the contract but is effective or incomplete in some minor way.
If a contract is discharged by substantial performance, does the innocent party have to pay for work that was not done?
No.
Entire Contract
Says that no part of the price is payable unless all of the work is done.
Can someone that did part of an entire contract claim the amount of work that they did?
No.
Option to Terminate
A contractual provision that allows one or both parties to discharge a contract without the agreement of the other.
What types of restrictions can be placed on options to terminate?
Having to give reasonable notice, having to compensate the other party for the losses that it suffered as a result of the early termination.
Condition Subsequent
A contractual term that states that the agreement will be terminated if a certain event occurs.
True Condition Precedent
A contractual term that states that an agreement will come into existence only if and when a certain event occurs.
Condition Precedent
A contractual term that states that while a contract is formed immediately, it does not have to be performed unless and until a certain event occurs.
When is the time of creation of contract for condition subsequent?
Immediate.
When is the time of creation of contract for true condition precedent?
If and when condition is satisfied.
When is the time of creation of contract for condition precedent?
Immediate.