Exam 2 Flashcards
Which of the following can serve as consideration in a contract?
- a promise
- the doing of the act
- property and/or money
- forbearance
- all of these
all of these
This means whereby one party conveys/transfers his/her rights in a contract to another who is not a party to the original contract is called:
assignment
The party making the assignment is known as the
assignor
One to whom no legal obligation exists, but to whom performance is a gift, is known a a/an
donee beneficiary
The party to whom the assignment is made is known as the
assignee
The person who receives the proceeds from an insurance policy is called the
beneficiary
Which form of contract termination deals with a period of time in which you may sue to recover damages?
statute of limitations
If a party fails to perform the duties of the contract, they are termed
breaching the contract
Which type of damages would be contained in a clause in the original contract?
liquidated
Real property is:
- land
- buildings
- fences
- furniture
land, building, fences
Charging a higher interest rate than the maximum set by law is called
usury
A token award, as used to symbolize that a wrong was done to the plaintiff, is known as
nominal damages
The law which governs the type of contracts which must be in writing in order to be enforceable by the courts is the
statute of frauds
A rejection of the original offer and making a new offer back to the offeror is a/an
counteroffer
The substitution of a new party for the original contracting party who is to perform, with the mutual consent of both the original parties to the contract is called
novation
When one of the parties has failed to fulfill his/her contractual obligations on time, which of these remedies is BEST to use when the contractual goods are of a rare or unique nature?
- sue for liquidated damages
- sue for compensatory damages
- sue for specific performance
- sue for nominal charges
sue for specific performance
Monetary awards given by courts in excess of actual damages suffered following a breach of contract are called ________ and monetary awards given by courts for exact amount of damages suffered following a breach of contract are called________.
punitive damages, compensatory damages
Which of the following contracts does NOT have to be in written form to be enforceable?
- transfer of ownership of all or part of 5 acres of land
- a promise to transfer ownership of a lake house upon marriage
- sale of a computer for $450
- an agreement to pay off a debt over the next 8 years
sale of a computer for $450
A legal order forbidding a specific act is known as a/an
injunction
All physical items that are NOT real property are classified as ________ property.
personal
The violation of the terms of a contract is called
breach of contract
A contract in which ownership of goods passes immediately from a seller to a buyer in consideration of a price is called
sales contract
When a seller agrees to transfer title of goods to a buyer in consideration of a price at some time yet to come, this is called a/an
contract to sell
A document used as evidence of a sales contract and as proof of the ownership of goods is called a
bill of sale