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Contracts Flashcards

1
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Pneumonic?

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Love For Dogs - Treat Every Rover Terrifically
-Law applies? UCC/common
-Formation issues: offer/acceptance/revocation/consideration
-Defenses: Capacity, Ambiguity, Mistake, Unconscionability, Duress, Statute of Frauds, etc.
-Terms: parol evidence, UCC terms/warranties, perfect tnder
Excuse: material breach, impossibility, frustration, conditions
Remedies: specific perf, expectation interest, liquidated damages
Third Party Problems: beneficiaries, assignment, delegation

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2
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What law does UCC Article 2 apply to?

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Contracts for the sale of goods

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3
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What is a bilateral contract?

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One where you accept by return promise OR performance

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What is a unilateral contract?

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Can only accept by performance

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5
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How do we determine whether there is an offer?

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Objective reasonable person standard

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6
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Does general advertising constitute an offer?

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No. But can become an offer if very specific.

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7
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Does an offer require a price?

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  • Yes, under common law.

- No, under UCC.

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8
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Does an offer require a quantity?

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Yes, under UCC

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9
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When does an offer terminate?

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If not specified, after a reasonable time.

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10
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When can offeror revoke?

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-At any time prior to acceptance - but a revocation is only effective if the offeree is aware of it.

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What is the consequence of an offeree beginning to perform under a unilateral contract?

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Offeror must allow a reasonable time for the offeree to complete performance. Note that mere preparation does not count as beginning performance.

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12
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When is a revocation effective?

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Upon receipt

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13
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What is the effect of a counter offer?

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Rejection of the offer

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14
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What is the effect of a conditional acceptance?

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Rejection of the offer and a counter offer

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15
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What is the effect under UCC of including additional terms in your acceptance?

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If the contract is between merchants, an additional term that is not a material change is incorporated as long as the other party doesn’t object within a reasonable time.

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What is the effect of incorrect performance on offer/acceptance?

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It is simultaneous acceptance and breach.

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17
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What is consideration?

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Bargained for exchange of legal value. Courts do not question the adequacy of consideration.

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18
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Is there good consideration for a partial payment of agreed upon debt?

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No

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19
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Is there good consideration for payment of time barred debt?

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Yes, enforceable because viewed as a new promise.

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20
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Is there a legal way to enforce a promise even if there is no consideration?

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yes, promissory estoppel. Occurs where a promise creates a foreseeable detrimental reliance.

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21
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Who does NOT have capacity to enter into a contract?

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-Children
-intoxicated
-mentally incompetent.
All will have right to disaffirm

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What gives rise to defense of ambiguity/misunderstanding?

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Both parties have a reasonable misunderstanding or there is a material ambiguity. Two Ships Peerless.

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23
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What gives rise to a defense of mistake?

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Both parties make a mistake re: the subject matter of a contract. Court can conclude that there was no contract.

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24
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What gives rise to a defense of unconscionability?

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Unfair surprise and oppressive terms - as tested at the time the parties enter into the contract

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25
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Statute of Frauds Categories

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MYLEGS

Marriage // Year + // Land // Executor // Goods of $500+ // Surety

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26
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Does a modified contract fall under SOF?

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Only if the original contract did

27
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What is the required writing under SOF? At common law and UCC

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UCC: quantity and signature of defendant
CL: all material terms

28
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What is real property exception to SOF?

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2 of 3 PPI:

Paid // Possession // Improvements

29
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What is service contract exception to SOF?

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Full performance

30
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What is partial sale exception to SOF?

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Partial sale portion is taken out of SOF

31
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What is custom goods exception to SOF?

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Substantial beginning takes out of SOF

32
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What is confirmatory memo exception to SOF?

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If both parties are merchants, a confirmatory memo by the shipping merchant to the receiving merchant is good enough if it specifies quantity and receiving merchant doesn’t object

33
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What is general parol evidence rule?

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Court will not admit evidence of any prior or contemporaneous agreements to contradict final written agreement

34
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What are the four exceptions to Parol evidence rule?

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  1. correct a clerical error
  2. establish a defense against formation (e.g., fraud)
  3. interpret a vague or ambiguous term in the final written agmt
  4. add to a partially integrated writing
35
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What are the three types of conduct that a party may use to address performance under a contract / fill in ambiguities?

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  1. Course of performance
  2. course of dealing
  3. trade custom
36
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What is the implied warranty of merchantability? Who does it apply to?

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  • Applies to merchants who regularly deal in goods of the kind.
  • Warranty is goods must be fit for their ordinary foreseeable use
37
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What is the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose? Who does it apply to?

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  • Applies to all - not just merchants

- If buyer has special purpose and is relying on seller to select it, the goods must be fit for that particular purpose

38
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What is the key way to limit an implied warranty?

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Add a disclaimer (“as is” or “with all faults”)

39
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Can seller limit remedies for express and implied warranties?

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Yes, as long as they are reasonable

40
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What is a shipping contract and who bears risk of loss?

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  • Where seller ships goods “free on board” or “FOB”.

- Buyer bears the risk after the seller gets the goods to a common carrier

41
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What is a destination contract and who bears risk of loss?

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  • Shipment doesn’t say FOB / free on board

- Seller bears risk of loss until they arrive at a particular destination

42
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In shipping scenario, how does merchant bear risk of loss? How about a non merchant?

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Merchant bears the risk until buyer takes possession. Non-merchant only bears risk until he tenders the goods.

43
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What is the perfect tender rule? Any exceptions?

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  • Under the UCC, seller is required to deliver perfect tender - the right goods in the right place at the right time.
  • Exception for Installment sales
44
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Does perfect tender rule apply outside of the UCC?

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No, seller only needs to deliver substantial performance

45
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What are buyer’s rights under a UCC contract where seller failed to deliver perfect tender? What are remedies?

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  1. Accept all goods
  2. Accept some goods
  3. Accept some / Reject some
    Remedies: return goods, get refund, or seek damages
46
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What is the rule of anticipatory repudiation?

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If one party to a contract announces their intention not to perform, the other party can cease his performance as well.

47
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What is the rule of failure to give adequate assurance? What contracts does it apply to?

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  • UCC
  • If a party reasonably worries the other party will not perform, they may seek assurance. If the other party fails to assure, the requesting party can be excused.
48
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Contracts: What is rescission?

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mutual agreement to terminate the contract

49
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Contracts: what is accord/satisfaction?

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Agreement to accept different performance in future satisfaction of an existing duty

50
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Contracts: what makes a contract impossible / impractical to perform?

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A subsequent unforeseen event makes performance impossible / impractical (e.g. destruction of something nec’y for performance)

51
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Contracts: what effect does death of a party have?

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Gives rise to an excuse right of the decedent had special / essential skills. Otherwise, no excuse.

52
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Contracts: what effect of a failure of a condition precedent or condition subsequent?

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Gives rise to excuse right

53
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Contracts: when does a party have a right to specific performance?

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Very rarely - only applies to real property and specific goods. Only applies when monetary damages are insufficient.

54
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Contracts - monetary damages - what is general rule?

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Remedy is expectation damages.

55
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Contracts - monetary damages - what are buyer’s options if seller breaches a UCC contract?

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  1. cover contract // damages = cover price - original price
  2. don’t cover // damages = market price - original price
  3. keep non-conforming goods // damages = value as promised - value as delivered
56
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Contracts - monetary damages - what are seller’s options if seller breaches a UCC contract?

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  1. good faith resale // damages = contract price - resale price
  2. resale not in good faith // damages = contract price - market price
  3. can’t resell // damages = contract price
57
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Contracts - are punitive damages allowed?

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No

58
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Contracts - when are liquidated damages allowed?

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  • Damages were difficult to estimate when entering into contract
  • the liquidated damages are a reasonable forecast of damages
  • not enforceable if it looks like it’s meant to be punitive
59
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Contracts - when are incidental damages recoverable?

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always

60
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Contracts - what consequential damages are recoverable?

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Reasonably foreseeable. Calandrillo’s Be Chatty Rule

61
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Contracts - Assignment issues - who has rights when multiple assignments?

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If Consideration: first in time prevails

No Consideration: last prevails

62
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Contracts - delegation - who is liable for breach?

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Both the delegate and the delagee

63
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Contracts - delegation - who can delegate?

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Most anybody - but not contract party with special skills relevant to performance

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