R7 Flashcards
When is a unilateral contract formed?
Formed when a promise is exchanged for an act
What are the 4 exceptions for the Statute of Frauds where it can be an enforceable contract without sufficient writing? (SWAP)
Under the 4 exceptions, the sale over $500 can be enforcable by oral contract:
Specially Manufactured goods
Written confirmation between merchants
Admission in court
Performance
What are the 3 types of rights a Surety has against a Debtor?
Exoneration - Before Surety Pays –> they know that the debtor can pay and file a suit to make debtor pay
Subrogation - After Surety Pays, Surety enforces same rights as Creditor
Reimbursement - After surety pays –> files suit to ensure the debtor pays back.
Under the Secured Transactions Artice of UCC - what are the 3 requirements to have security interest attached?
- Parties agree to create security interest (agreement OR creditor taking possession of collateral)
- Debtor must have rights in collateral
- Creditor must give value
Under the Secured Transactions Article of the UCC - what items are included in the financing statement? (4)
- name and address of debtor
- name and address of secured party
- Description of collateral
- Debtor’s authentication (signature)
Under Sales Article of the UCC - when is warranty of merchantability implied?
Implied whenever a merchant (one who ordinarily sells goods of the kind sold) sells goods
What is a novation?
Agreement that is unchanged but one of the original parties is release and new party is substituted into their place (old party out and new party in, same contract)
What is a substituted contract?
Original parties are same but new agreement (contract)
What is an automatic stay and when is it imposed?
Automatic stay - stops the enforcement of all judgement liens and collection actions against the debtor
This is imposed when the filing of involuntary petition in bankruptcy
What is the difference b/n guarantor and surety?
Creditor can go directly after the surety however, inorder to go after the guarantor –> have to exhaust all options prior to going after guarantor
What are the Surety rights against the principal debtor? (3)
- Exoneration - when the surety knows that the debtor can pay and trying to avoid payment - surety brings claim prior to payment of debt
- Subrogation - After paying debt –> surety can enforce same rules as creditor could on debtor (int)
- Reimbursement - surety is entitled to reimbursement from principal debt for any amt paid on behalf
What are the sureties rights against other sureties? (2)
- Exoneration - when the surety knows that the surety can pay and trying to avoid payment - surety brings claim prior to payment of debt
- Contribution - after payment, surety that paid can receive contribution from other cosurties
What is a composition of creditors?
Agreement b/n debtor and at least 2 creditors that will take less than full pmt to discharge debts owed by debtor to creditors who are in composition agreement
This results in discharge of debts in full (bc they are agreeing to discharge for discount)
What is an Assignment for the benefit of creditors?
When transfer of some or all of debtor prop to trustee who then uses to pay back creditors
No discharge of debts (if prop not worth enough –> debtor still liable)
What are the 3 criteria for a security interest to attach?
- There must be an agreement to create the security interest evidenced by either an authenticated security agreement OR creditors take possession of collateral
- Creditor must give value
- Debtor must have rights in the collateral