← Mgmt Ch. 4 pt 4 Test
5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- objective impossibility
- restitution
- exculpatory agreement
- statutes of frauds
- concurrent conditions
- a it can't be done
- b the act of restoring something to its original state
- c where each party's absolute duty to perform is conditioned on the other part's absolute duty to perform. ex. a house closing-seller does not have to sign papers selling the house until the buyer signs the papers
- d an agreement that releases one party from the consequences brought about by his wrongful acts or negligence. an example is when passengers have to sign something that says the airline will not be held responsible for anything that happens during the flight.
- e require certain contracts be in writing, these date back to early English law when people tried to enter into false oral contracts and plead for the court to enforce the contract
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- debt that is truly in dispute, neither party can prove the exact amount owed.
- this is the third requirement for an offer, and says that until the offer is known to the offeree, the the offeree does not know that there is an offer that can be accepted.
- a mistake by only one party and gives no relief to the contract terms
- when the parties make a mistake on material things like how much land is being sold, there is relief for this
- when both parties know the object of the contract but are mistakes its value, neither party will get relief
5 True/False Questions
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contracts that must be in writing → 1) contracts that can't be performed in a year
2) contract for the sale of goods over $500
3) contract for the sale on transfer of an interest in real property
4) promises to perform the obligations of others
5) promises made in contemplation of marriage -
substantial performance breach → if you have incomplete, but substantial performance
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material breach of contract → a contract that is grossly unfair and one-sided and one person is taking advantage of the situation
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lapse of time → when the stated time expires without acceptance and the offer is terminated. if no time period is stated in an offer, then the time period is a reasonable time under the circumstances
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contractual capacity → if you have complete performance:
Regenerate Test