UGA legl 2700 Test 3 Court Cases (Roessing)
Questions and Answers Verified by Experts
Ricci v. Destefano Correct Answ_-new haven administered tests to see which fire fighters
would be most qualified and the results showed that whites outperformed blacks and hispanics
-supreme court held that because the tests were job related and consistent with business necessity
and there was no strong evidence of a disparate impact violation, the city should have certified
the test results
St. Louis Produce Market v. Hughes Correct Answ_The defendent was property manager for
market before they relieved him of his position and sent him a separation agreement $$ as a
condition precedent that he must return all company property
-market sued Hughes claiming he secured the agreement through fraud and negligent
misrepresentation
-because he failed to return company property, though a minor condition precedent, it cut off the
markets obligation to perform
-sucks for Hughes
East Capitol View Community Development Corp. v. Robinson Correct Answ_East captiol
terminated Robinsons employment early due to lack of funding but the employment contract
, stated employment would be contingent on successfully achieving all performance, which
Robinson did, so she sued
-court specifically distinguishes between objective impossibility and personal impossibility
-contracting parties have the ability to allocate known risks in the contract
Rhodes v. Davis Correct Answ_-co-own ASI and each hold 50% interest, ________ agrees to
buy out ________ ownership and he made the downpayment but then never finalized the sale
-when a contract involves unique subject matter courts may award specific performance because
there is no market equivalent
-both parties agree that specific performance was an appropriate remedy to the defendants breach
of contract
Montz v. Pilgrim Films & TV Correct Answ_-montz came up with a reality TV show
following paranormal activity and pitched the idea to NBC
-NBC partnered with pilgrim films to create ghost hunters, Montz sued alleging NBC and
pilgrim films breached an implied in fact contract to pay for the use of the reality show
-implied-in-fact agreements must contain the same elements as an express contract, including
acceptance and consideration
Questions and Answers Verified by Experts
Ricci v. Destefano Correct Answ_-new haven administered tests to see which fire fighters
would be most qualified and the results showed that whites outperformed blacks and hispanics
-supreme court held that because the tests were job related and consistent with business necessity
and there was no strong evidence of a disparate impact violation, the city should have certified
the test results
St. Louis Produce Market v. Hughes Correct Answ_The defendent was property manager for
market before they relieved him of his position and sent him a separation agreement $$ as a
condition precedent that he must return all company property
-market sued Hughes claiming he secured the agreement through fraud and negligent
misrepresentation
-because he failed to return company property, though a minor condition precedent, it cut off the
markets obligation to perform
-sucks for Hughes
East Capitol View Community Development Corp. v. Robinson Correct Answ_East captiol
terminated Robinsons employment early due to lack of funding but the employment contract
, stated employment would be contingent on successfully achieving all performance, which
Robinson did, so she sued
-court specifically distinguishes between objective impossibility and personal impossibility
-contracting parties have the ability to allocate known risks in the contract
Rhodes v. Davis Correct Answ_-co-own ASI and each hold 50% interest, ________ agrees to
buy out ________ ownership and he made the downpayment but then never finalized the sale
-when a contract involves unique subject matter courts may award specific performance because
there is no market equivalent
-both parties agree that specific performance was an appropriate remedy to the defendants breach
of contract
Montz v. Pilgrim Films & TV Correct Answ_-montz came up with a reality TV show
following paranormal activity and pitched the idea to NBC
-NBC partnered with pilgrim films to create ghost hunters, Montz sued alleging NBC and
pilgrim films breached an implied in fact contract to pay for the use of the reality show
-implied-in-fact agreements must contain the same elements as an express contract, including
acceptance and consideration
