BUS LAW FINAL EXAM
Nora works at Oil & Gas Inc. She is a sales representative who works with Oil &
Gas customers. The company closely supervises its sales reps, and dictates their
schedules. With respect to third parties, Nora is
an employee and agent
Orin works at Pumps Inc. He works in the company's engineering department,
interacting with third parties only to discuss technical issues. With respect to
third parties, Orin is
THE ANSWER IS NOT an employee and agent.
Ingmar asks Jess to contract with Kay's Lawn Service to maintain Ingmar's lawn.
Jess orally agrees to do so. This is an agency by
agreement
Rosa introduces Sal to her friend Trey as "my associate." Sal purports to act as
Rosa's agent in a business transaction with Trey. If Rosa is liable for Sal's
actions, it will be because their relationship is
an agency by estoppel.
Larry is an agent for Mary. She gives him clear instructions to enter into contracts
on her behalf only on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays. He enters into a
contract on her behalf on Tuesday. Larry has breached
the duty of obedience.
Curly Fries Inc. grants its agent Dian an exclusive territory in which to sell its
products. The company cannot compete with Dian in that territory under the duty
of
cooperation.
Jon contracts with Kino to buy a certain number of sheep for Kino's Animal Farm.
Jon makes a deal with Lila for the sheep, but neither Jon nor Kino pays the price.
Lila sues Jon for breach. Jon's right to hold Kino liable for any damages is the
right to
indemnification.
Suva is an agent for Tax Accountants, Inc. On the firm's behalf and at its request,
Suva pays Uzo for specially coded software. Suva's right to obtain the amount of
the payment from Tax Accountants arises under the duty of
reimbursement.
Darla serves in a representative capacity for Ellen's Botanicals. To accomplish
the objectives of this relationship, Darla's authority can be implied by
by custom
Ben manages a warehouse and its inventory for Coffee Roaster Inc. To operate
this part of the business, Ben's authority can be inferred
from the position Ben occupies.
Erin indicates that she is acting as an agent on behalf of an unidentified client—
Flight Services Inc.—when she enters into a contract with Go Airlines. Liability to
Go for nonperformance of the contract may be imposed on
, THE ANSWER IS NOT Flight Services only.
Ira serves in a representative capacity for Jett. Key is injured through Ira's
negligence. Jett may be liable to Key if Ira's conduct occurred
in the course and scope of Ira's employment
Vera is a purchasing agent for Wild-Caught Fish Inc., with the authority to buy a
sea fisher's catch up to a certain quantity. After the fish is bought, the agency
relationship terminates
automatically.
Miklos employs Nathalie to handle a list of financial transactions on Miklos's
behalf. This power will terminate on
Miklos's death or incapacity.
Fara hires Gil, a real estate broker, to act as her agent to sell her land for
$150,000. Before the land is sold at the stated price, oil is discovered beneath it,
causing its market value to increase considerably. The agreement between Fara
and Gil is likely
.
terminated by operation of law.
Food Market Company employs workers, including Gina, at six locations in two
states. Food Market's discharge of Gina outside the terms of an implied
employment contract may result in
the employer's liability for breach of contract.
Retail Company is located in Seattle, Washington, where the city and the state
have minimum wage laws. Retail pays its starting employees the legal minimum
rate, which, among the governing laws, is
the highest minimum wage.
Tom is seventeen years old. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, he cannot
work in a hazardous occupation.
Federal overtime provisions apply only after a covered employee works more
than
forty hours in a week.
The Family and Medical Leave Act requires certain employers to provide eligible
employees with family or medical leave for any of the following reasons except
to go on an extended family vacation.
Luke takes temporary family leave from his job at Metal Works Corporation to
arrange for child care and deal with financial and legal matters when Nancy, his
spouse, a U.S. Marine on active duty, is deployed overseas. On Luke's return
from the leave, Metal Works must
restore him to his same position or a comparable position.
Steel Mill Inc., employs five hundred workers. For the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, Steel must do all of the following except
pay employees higher wages for working in more dangerous areas.
The purpose of state workers' compensation laws is to establish an
administrative process for compensating workers for
injuries that arise in the course of employment, regardless of fault.
Nora works at Oil & Gas Inc. She is a sales representative who works with Oil &
Gas customers. The company closely supervises its sales reps, and dictates their
schedules. With respect to third parties, Nora is
an employee and agent
Orin works at Pumps Inc. He works in the company's engineering department,
interacting with third parties only to discuss technical issues. With respect to
third parties, Orin is
THE ANSWER IS NOT an employee and agent.
Ingmar asks Jess to contract with Kay's Lawn Service to maintain Ingmar's lawn.
Jess orally agrees to do so. This is an agency by
agreement
Rosa introduces Sal to her friend Trey as "my associate." Sal purports to act as
Rosa's agent in a business transaction with Trey. If Rosa is liable for Sal's
actions, it will be because their relationship is
an agency by estoppel.
Larry is an agent for Mary. She gives him clear instructions to enter into contracts
on her behalf only on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays. He enters into a
contract on her behalf on Tuesday. Larry has breached
the duty of obedience.
Curly Fries Inc. grants its agent Dian an exclusive territory in which to sell its
products. The company cannot compete with Dian in that territory under the duty
of
cooperation.
Jon contracts with Kino to buy a certain number of sheep for Kino's Animal Farm.
Jon makes a deal with Lila for the sheep, but neither Jon nor Kino pays the price.
Lila sues Jon for breach. Jon's right to hold Kino liable for any damages is the
right to
indemnification.
Suva is an agent for Tax Accountants, Inc. On the firm's behalf and at its request,
Suva pays Uzo for specially coded software. Suva's right to obtain the amount of
the payment from Tax Accountants arises under the duty of
reimbursement.
Darla serves in a representative capacity for Ellen's Botanicals. To accomplish
the objectives of this relationship, Darla's authority can be implied by
by custom
Ben manages a warehouse and its inventory for Coffee Roaster Inc. To operate
this part of the business, Ben's authority can be inferred
from the position Ben occupies.
Erin indicates that she is acting as an agent on behalf of an unidentified client—
Flight Services Inc.—when she enters into a contract with Go Airlines. Liability to
Go for nonperformance of the contract may be imposed on
, THE ANSWER IS NOT Flight Services only.
Ira serves in a representative capacity for Jett. Key is injured through Ira's
negligence. Jett may be liable to Key if Ira's conduct occurred
in the course and scope of Ira's employment
Vera is a purchasing agent for Wild-Caught Fish Inc., with the authority to buy a
sea fisher's catch up to a certain quantity. After the fish is bought, the agency
relationship terminates
automatically.
Miklos employs Nathalie to handle a list of financial transactions on Miklos's
behalf. This power will terminate on
Miklos's death or incapacity.
Fara hires Gil, a real estate broker, to act as her agent to sell her land for
$150,000. Before the land is sold at the stated price, oil is discovered beneath it,
causing its market value to increase considerably. The agreement between Fara
and Gil is likely
.
terminated by operation of law.
Food Market Company employs workers, including Gina, at six locations in two
states. Food Market's discharge of Gina outside the terms of an implied
employment contract may result in
the employer's liability for breach of contract.
Retail Company is located in Seattle, Washington, where the city and the state
have minimum wage laws. Retail pays its starting employees the legal minimum
rate, which, among the governing laws, is
the highest minimum wage.
Tom is seventeen years old. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, he cannot
work in a hazardous occupation.
Federal overtime provisions apply only after a covered employee works more
than
forty hours in a week.
The Family and Medical Leave Act requires certain employers to provide eligible
employees with family or medical leave for any of the following reasons except
to go on an extended family vacation.
Luke takes temporary family leave from his job at Metal Works Corporation to
arrange for child care and deal with financial and legal matters when Nancy, his
spouse, a U.S. Marine on active duty, is deployed overseas. On Luke's return
from the leave, Metal Works must
restore him to his same position or a comparable position.
Steel Mill Inc., employs five hundred workers. For the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, Steel must do all of the following except
pay employees higher wages for working in more dangerous areas.
The purpose of state workers' compensation laws is to establish an
administrative process for compensating workers for
injuries that arise in the course of employment, regardless of fault.
