Vitating Elements In Formation Flashcards

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What is a potential remedy for misrepresentation?

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Rescission of the contract and damages

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What is an actionable misrepresentation?

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A false statement of fact or law which induced a party to enter into the contract

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What can misrepresentations be?

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Innocent
Negligent
Fraudulent

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Silent to a change of circumstances regarding a statement made can be what?

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Misrepresentation by silence

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What are the categories if misrepresentation?

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Fraudulent
Negligent at common law
Statutory misrepresentation
Innocent

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Fraudulent misrepresentation

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The maker if the statement knows it is untrue or doesn’t care

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Negligent at common law

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The two parties are in a special relationship. There is a duty to care. There is a breach if duty

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Statutory misrepresentation

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The maker of the statement has no reasonable grounds to believe it’s true

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Innocent misrepresentation

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The maker of the statement believes it to be true

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What is rescission?

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Where the contract is set aside. As if if never existed. Goods are returned

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Limitations of rescission

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Aware of the misrepresentation
Significant time lapse
Restitution is impossible
Affect the rights of a third party

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What can the courts award in place of rescission?

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Damages. Where it is equitable to do so

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To obtain damages for a fraudulent misrepresentation what must the claimant prove?

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The statement was made knowing it was untrue or
Without any genuine belief of truth or
Reckless disregard of truth

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What was the expansion of duress?

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From the personal security of a person to goods to economic duress

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Does duress make a contract void or voidable?

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Voidable. Consent is revocable

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What does duress render a contract?

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Voidable not void

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What are the consequences of duress rendering a contract void?

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The party must act promptly

A third party can acquire title to goods even though his vendor did so with a contract brought about by duress

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What are the types of duress?

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Duress to the person
Duress to goods
Economic duress

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example of duress to goods

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Threats to destroy goods or take away

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How does economic duress take place?

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When one party uses it’s superior economic power to the weaker party into an agreement

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When does the doctrine of undue influence operate?

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When the relationship means one relies upon the other

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What is the criteria for proving actual undue influence?

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They had the capacity to influence
They did influence
Exercise of this influence was undue
Because of this influence the transaction was brought about

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An example of genuine presumptions in undue influence

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Doctor patient

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What are Evidential presumptions?

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Where the complainant must prove there was undue influence as a result if a relationship

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How can the burden if proof shift to the wrongdoer in evidential presumptions in undue influence?
They must prove that the complainant acted independently and understood their own actions
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Example of undue influence involving third parties?
Spouses. Husband leading wife into contract with a bank
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What are the two types if undue influence?
Actual | Presumed