HHS Law in Society - Ch 6 Contract Basics
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chris_hanusa on October 25, 2011
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The creation, termination, and acceptance of a contract.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
Requirements to Create a Contract | ![]() 1. Offer & Acceptance 2. Genuine Assent 3. Consideration 4. Legality 5. Capacity 6. Writing |
A legal offer | must be made intentionally |
Not legal offer | ![]() offer made in jest or anger |
Offeror | person who makes the offer |
Offeree | person to whom offer is made |
Complete & Definite | ![]() Terms must be detailed. For example, "I am selling a car" should be "I am selling a 1999 Honda Accord with 125,000 miles" |
Terminating Contracts | ![]() 1. Revocation 2. Time stated in the offer 3. Reasonable length in time 4. Rejection by the offeree 5. Counteroffer 6. Death or insanity of either party 7. Destruction of the specific subject matter |
Revocation | ![]() Offeror withdraws the offer |
Option | Offeree gives offeror something of value to keep the offer open |
Acceptance | ![]() Only offerees may accept Acceptance must match the offer exactly Acceptance must be communicated |
Bilateral acceptance | ![]() Offeree must communicate acceptance to offeror Example - Asking someone on a date - they must say "Yes" before you go out |
Unilateral acceptance | ![]() Offeree performs act stated by offeror Example: Finding a dog and returning the dog to the owner for a reward |
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