Mortary Law and Business Law Flashcards
when a funeral director has a dead human body in his care, he is properly termed a
custodian
when a funeral directory has the personal effects of a dead human body in his possession, his is a
bailee/ custodian
a person appointed by the court to oversee the estate of an intestate
administrator
a personal representative of the decedent appointed in the will to carry out the provisions of the will
executor
the right to sue the federal gov’s is derived
the Federal Claims act
a written disposition of property, real or personal, to take effect at the death of an individual is called
a will
when a person dies without a will, he is said to die
intestate
a person who dies leaving a valid will
testator
an addition or modification of a will known as
codicil
the filing and proving of the will following death is called
probate
a contract that is of no legal effect
void
a contract that may be set aside by at least one of the parties is
voidable
a contract which is enforceable by the courts is
valid
you receive an offer in the mail containing no stipulations as to the acceptance, and you decide to return your acceptance by mail. The agreement is complete when the acceptance is
placed in the mail by the offeree
one who induces another to enter into a contract as a result of an intentionally or recklessly false statement of a material fact is guilty of
fraud