JD COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
VERIFIED QUESTIONS COMPLETE
ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
◉ No, because the man did not know of the reward offer at the time
he returned the wallet.
Answer: When a woman's wallet went missing, she posted a missing
flier on Facebook. The flier offered a $50 reward for anyone who
returned her wallet with all the cash back to her. The next day, a man
was in a Walmart parking lot and noticed the wallet on the ground
and knew it belonged to the woman. The man took the wallet to the
woman's house and returned it to her. Neither party made any
mention of the reward. Later that afternoon, the man saw the
missing flier on Facebook for the first time. Upset that the woman
did not pay him $50, he went back to her house and demanded the
money.
◉ Yes, because the flyer, while directed to the public, has language
inviting a particular performance.
Answer: Katie hangs up a flyer in front of her house that reads, "I
will leave everything I own to the first person to bring me an original
Van Gogh painting." Is this an offer?
◉ Gratuitous Promise
, Answer: a usually unenforceable promise that is made without
consideration. Typically it is the promise of gifts or unilateral
pledges to confer benefits.
◉ Promissory Estoppel
Answer: principle that prevents someone from going back on a
promise made, especially when the other party has relied on that
promise to their detriment.
◉ According to legal experts in contract law, if I say to you :"If you go
over to the bookstore there, you may purchase a sweatshirt on my
credit":
Answer: It is often difficult to determine whether words of condition
in a promise indicate a request for consideration or state a mere
condition in a gratuitous promise
◉ According to legal experts in contract law if I promise to give my
daughter, Marley, a valuable painting in exchange for her promise to
give me $1 and she says nothing:
Answer: The agreement will not be enforced absent some rationale
to enforce the promise without consideration.
◉ Promises made out of a sense of moralobligation or honor
Answer: lack consideration as held in most states.
VERIFIED QUESTIONS COMPLETE
ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
◉ No, because the man did not know of the reward offer at the time
he returned the wallet.
Answer: When a woman's wallet went missing, she posted a missing
flier on Facebook. The flier offered a $50 reward for anyone who
returned her wallet with all the cash back to her. The next day, a man
was in a Walmart parking lot and noticed the wallet on the ground
and knew it belonged to the woman. The man took the wallet to the
woman's house and returned it to her. Neither party made any
mention of the reward. Later that afternoon, the man saw the
missing flier on Facebook for the first time. Upset that the woman
did not pay him $50, he went back to her house and demanded the
money.
◉ Yes, because the flyer, while directed to the public, has language
inviting a particular performance.
Answer: Katie hangs up a flyer in front of her house that reads, "I
will leave everything I own to the first person to bring me an original
Van Gogh painting." Is this an offer?
◉ Gratuitous Promise
, Answer: a usually unenforceable promise that is made without
consideration. Typically it is the promise of gifts or unilateral
pledges to confer benefits.
◉ Promissory Estoppel
Answer: principle that prevents someone from going back on a
promise made, especially when the other party has relied on that
promise to their detriment.
◉ According to legal experts in contract law, if I say to you :"If you go
over to the bookstore there, you may purchase a sweatshirt on my
credit":
Answer: It is often difficult to determine whether words of condition
in a promise indicate a request for consideration or state a mere
condition in a gratuitous promise
◉ According to legal experts in contract law if I promise to give my
daughter, Marley, a valuable painting in exchange for her promise to
give me $1 and she says nothing:
Answer: The agreement will not be enforced absent some rationale
to enforce the promise without consideration.
◉ Promises made out of a sense of moralobligation or honor
Answer: lack consideration as held in most states.
