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1
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Formation

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Offer, Acceptance, and Consideration

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Offer

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In specific terms, can be revoked or rejected

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Revoking is done by

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The party making the offer

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Rejection is done by

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The party with the power of acceptance (the party who received the offer)

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Offers are revocable, unless (6)

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The party accepts the offer or it is an option contract, a firm offer, a unilateral contract, there is a direct revocation, or an indirect revocation

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An option contract is

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a promise to keep an offer open for a period of time for additional consideration.

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Option contracts are between

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non-merchants

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A firm offer is a

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Promise to keep an offer open for a period of time, no additional consideration required

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Firm offers are between

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1 or more merchants

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Firm offers must be

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in writing

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A unilateral contract is a

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Promise for performance

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A unilateral contract is irrevocable

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Once performance begins

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Once performance begins, a unilateral contract is irrevocable, BUT

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A party cannot demand money if the job is not complete

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A Direct revocation happens when

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One party tells the other party that they have changed their mind

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A direct revocation is effective ___

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immediately

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An indirect revocation happens when

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one of the parties makes a deal with someone else

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If there is an indirect revocation, once you find out about it ____

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you lose power of acceptance

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Acceptance is a

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manifestation of intent to accept

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How to accept

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Any reasonable means that you chose, as long as you express intent to accept

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How to accept, exception

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Any reasonable means, unless manner of acceptance is specified by offering party

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Mailbox rule

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Acceptance is effective when sent

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Mailbox rule only applies to

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parties that are communicating by mail

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Exception to the mailbox rule

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If a rejection was sent prior to a letter of acceptance, whatever letter arrives first is the response to the offer

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If acceptance letter was sent before rejection letter, ___

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Mailbox rule applies and acceptance is effective when sent

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Consideration is a

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bargained-for exchange

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Consideration does not have to

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Match value

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Consideration in gift hypos

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The promise to give a gift is unenforceable consideration

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Exception to non-enforceability of gift in hypos

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If the gift is given, it is enforceable and the gifting party cannot take it back

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Past/Moral hypo

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After you do a good deed, someone offers consideration for it

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Past/Moral consideration is

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Not enforceable

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Past/moral enforceability exception

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If someone asks you to do something, it is enforceable

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Third Party Beneficiary occurs when

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Two people make a contract and someone else benefits

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Types of 3rd party beneficiaries

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Intended and incidental

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34
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Intended 3PBs are those who

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the original parties intended to benefit

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For intended 3PB, the original parties will usually

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talk about the person they are indenting to benefit

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To sue, the intended 3PB rights

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have to have vested

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How do rights vest for 3PBs?

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When the 3PB is told that they will benefit, or they find out about it and rely on it

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If rights have not vested for 3BP, ___

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original parties can change they minds

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An incidental 3PB is a person

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who is claiming benefit, even though the original parties did not intend to benefit

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Incidental 3BPs have

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no rights

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Assignment is when

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one party assigns their rights in the contract to someone else

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Delegation is when

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One party delegates their duties under the contract to someone else

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43
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You may freely ____ or ____ to whomever you choose

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assign; delegate

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44
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If one party assigns or delegates, the other party must ___

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allow the performance

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If the assignee breaches the contract, the non-breaching party can ___

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sue both the assignor and the assignee

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If assignee breaches, non-breaching party can sue both assignor and assignee, unless

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the parties have signed a novation

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What is a novation?

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A novation is an agreement between parties that the non-assigning party will only sue the assignee in the occurrence of a breach

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If there is an assignment or delegation, the assignee cannot

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unilaterally change the contract

49
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When can you not assign or delegate? Even if ____

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When the nature of the contract is unique or for personal services, even if the new person would be better

50
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If parties agree that neither can assign, but one of the parties does so anyway, ___

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the assignment is valid and effective, but the assignor owes the non-breaching party damages

51
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If both parties agree not to delegate, ____

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They cannot delegate

52
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If there is “void” language, _____

A

there can be no assignment and no delegation

53
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Statute of frauds

A

Certain types of agreements must be evidenced in writing

54
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SOF agreements acronym

A

MYLEGS

55
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M stands for

A

Marriage

56
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Y stands for

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contracts which cannot be performed in less than one year

57
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L stands for

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Land (any conveyance of land)

58
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E stands for

A

Executor agreement of an estate

59
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G stands for (BUT)

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Guarantor (surety contract), but only when you are guaranteeing debt of someone else. If you are doing it for your own benefit, then no writing required.

60
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S stands for

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Sale of goods over $500

61
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Exception to SOF is

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Part performance

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4 types of Part performance

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Land, sale of goods, guarantor, and full performance

63
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Land part performance

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(1) Payment + (2) possession or (3) improvements

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Sale of goods part performance

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(1) paid for part of the goods and (2) shipped part of the goods

65
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Guarantor part performance

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Guarantor is doing it for his/her own benefit

66
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Full performance

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Full performance of verbal agreement will get rid of need for writing

67
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Parol Evidence

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After a contract is formed, one party tries to admit oral evidence into the contract

68
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How to approach parol evidence

A

Is the contract integrated? If so, is it partial or final integration?

69
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Final integration means that

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The agreement that is in writing is the final agreement and parole evidence cannot come in

70
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Exception in final integration agreements

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parole evidence can come in to clear up an ambiguous term

71
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Partial integration

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Parole evidence is generally admissible, but it cannot contradict a material term of the agreement

72
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____ integration is the default, never assume _____ integration

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Partial; final

73
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Parole evidence is always coming in ____ (3)

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(1) to prevent fraud or duress, (2) to show there was a condition precedent to the contract, and (3) to show course of dealing and trade custom in a sale of goods

74
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Condition

A

Something happens which relieves a party of duty to perform, or makes them have to do something

75
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Condition language usually present itself as ___

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“only if…”, “as long as…”, “on the condition that…”

76
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Condition types

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Condition precedent, condition concurrent, and condition subsequent

77
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Condition precedent has to occur

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before the date of performance

78
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Condition concurrent has to occur

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at the same time as the performance

79
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Condition subsequent has to occur

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after the performance

80
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Waiver of condition happens when

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there is a condition and one party tells the other that they do not have to worry about the condition

81
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Modification

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After negotiations are done and agreement has been finalized, one party wished to change the agreement

82
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What type of modification is valid?

A

Oral and written modifications are both valid

83
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At common law, modification requires ___

A

additional consideration

84
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Under UCC, modification requires ____

A

no additional consideration, only good faith

85
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Promissory Estoppel

A

No contract, but a promise is made which induces a party to rely to their detriment, so the promise becomes enforceable

86
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Detrimental means ___

A

Some thing which you would not ordinarily have done otherwise

87
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Non-conforming goods

A

Goods that are not what you specifically ordered

88
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If a seller delivers non-conforming goods, buyer has __ options

A

4

89
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If seller delivers non-conforming goods on the day of the contract, ____

A

buyer may reject, accept, or reject in par and accept in part

90
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If seller delivers non-conforming goods prior to the date of the contract and can get the right goods, ____

A

buyer must allow seller the right to cure

91
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If seller delivers non-conforming goods on the day of the contract, but seller had reasonable belief that buyer would accept anyway but buyer won’t, ______

A

buyer must allow seller the right to cure

92
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In installment contracts, one non-conforming installment ____

A

will not be a full breach, unless the delivery substantially impairs the value of the whole contract

93
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Remedies

A

Legal (money) or equitable remedies

94
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Legal damages are

A

expectation damages and liquidated damages

95
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Equitable remedies are

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specific performance, injunction and rescission

96
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Expectation damages

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Put the non-breaching party in a position had the contract been performed. (Default)

97
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Liquidated Damages

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Clause within a contract that sets the amount of damages because if they wait until breach, damages would be too difficult to calculate

98
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Liquidated damages are enforceable unless

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they are acting like penalty or punishment, or are unreasonable

99
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What is reasonable for liquidated damages?

A

10% of the contract price

100
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Equitable remedies are awarded when

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there is no adequate remedy at law

101
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Specific performance

A

Someone has to perform (usually because contract is unique)

102
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What types of contracts are always unique?

A

Land

103
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Injuction

A

Stopping someone from doing something, done to prevent irreparable harm

104
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Recission

A

Puts the parties in a position they were prior to the contract

105
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Recission is granted when

A

there is no meeting of the minds (mistake or misrepresentation)

106
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Anticipatory repudiation

A

Prior to the date of the contract, one party unequivocally refuses to perform

107
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Non-breaching party in anticipatory repudiation can

A

hold the other in total breach, or wait to see if the other party performs

108
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If there is not an absolute refusal to perform in anticipatory repudiation,

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you have to wait because that does not constitute a repudiation

109
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If you have to wait in anticipatory repudiation, you can

A

request assurances

110
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If you request assurances in anticipatory repudiation,

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the other party must respond in a reasonable amount of time.

111
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If there is no response to assurances in anticipatory repudiation,

A

you can sue

112
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If there is no reason to doubt anticipatory repudiation,

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you cannot unilaterally request assurances

113
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Impossibility

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When, objectively, no one can perform

114
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If something is illegal, it is

A

impossible

115
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Impracticability

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I can technically do it, but due to unforeseen circumstances, it would be impractical because it would be unfair

116
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Mistakes can be

A

unilateral or mutual

117
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Unilateral mistake

A

Is not a defense to performance, unless the other party knew of the mistake

118
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Mutual miskate

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Both parties are mistaken as to a basic assumption of the contract

119
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What is the remedy for a mutual mistake?

A

Recission

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