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Mistake made by one party to a contract. Does not invalidate contract
Unilateral mistake
Mistake by both parties to a contract. They are void or voidable
Mutual mistake
Inducing another to contract as a result of an intentionally or recklessly false statement of a material fact.
Fraud
Defrauded party intended to make a contract
Fraud in the inducement
Party engages in action that causes the fraud
Active fraud
When all of multiple creditors settle in full for a fraction of the amount owed, type of partial payment
Composition of creditors
A party to whom money is owed
Creditor
Refraining from doing something
Forbearance
What is the sale of goods regulated under?
The uniform commercial code
A substitute for consideration when another acts in reliance on promisor’s promise
Promissory Estoppel
What are the steps pf a promissory estoppel?
- A promise is made
- The promisor reasonable reported the promise to induce action by the promise
- The promise does act
- Justice requires enforcement of the promise
False statement of a material fact, purposefully knowing that it is false to induce the innocent party to act
Misrepresentation
Failure to disclose information when there is a duty to do so, a relationship that exists between agent and principal, lawyer and client, physician and patient, ect.
Passive fraud
False statement made in belief that it is true. Contract is voidable
Innocent misrepresentation
Obtaining consent by means of a threat (physical, emotional, economic). Contract is voidable
Duress
-Person in special relationship causing another’s action contrary to free will.
-When an individual is able to persuade another due to the relationship between them.
-The dominated party is helpless in the hands of the other
Undue influence