Contracts Dos Flashcards
Defenses: Ratification (2)
(1) Expressly (2) Impliedly
Defenses: Mutual Mistake (3)
(1) Both made mistake (2) material effect (3) shouldn’t bear the risk
Defenses: Unilateral mistake (4)
(1) Affected party made mistake (2) material effect (3) shouldn’t bear the risk (4) enforcement unconscionable
Defenses: Misrepresentation (4)
(1) Misrepresentation (2) fraudulent or material (3) induced assent (4) justified reliance
Defenses: Duress (3)
(1) Improper threat (2) induces assent (3) no reasonable alternative
Defenses: Undue influence (3)
(1) Unfair persuasion (2) confidential relationship (3) inducement
Defenses: Unconscionability (2)
(1) Procedural (2) Substantive
Defenses: Public policy (2)
(1) Legislation against it (2) Public policy against it
Defenses: Supervening Impracticability (3)
(1) Unexpected event occurs (2) makes performance impracticable (3) party shouldn’t bear the risk
Defenses: Existing impracticability (3)
(1) An existing unknown fact (2) makes performance impracticable (3) party shouldn’t bear the risk
Defenses: Supervening frustration of purpose (3)
(1) Unexpected event occurs after formation (2) substantially frustrates the purpose (3) party shouldn’t bear the risk
Defenses: Existing frustration of purpose (3)
(1) An existing unknown fact (2) substantially frustrates purpose (3) party shouldn’t bear the risk
Defenses: Statute of frauds (6)
Marriage Year Land Executorship Goods Suretyship
Defenses: Disabilities (4)
(1) Infancy (2) Infirmity (3) Intoxication (4) Guardianship
Damages: Expectation
Breach of contract losses.
Profit + incidental loss + consequential loss) - (loss avoided + avoidable loss + unforeseeable loss