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In Hamer v. Sidway, The plaintiff is the assignee of William E. Story, 2d's claim. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The defendant is the executor of William E. Story, Sr.'s estate. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, William E. Story the 2d is William E. Story, Sr.'s nephew, and/or
William E. Story, Sr. is William E. Story the 2d's uncle. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The cause of action is a breach of contract. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The remedy sought is damages. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The trial court ruled in favor of the plaintiff. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The defendant appealed the trial court's decision. T/F
True
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,In Hamer v. Sidway, The intermediate appellate court (called the "Supreme Court" in the
state of New York) reversed the decision. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The plaintiff appealed the decision of the intermediate appellate
court (Supreme Court of New York). T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The uncle (William E. Story, Sr.) made a promise to his nephew
(William E. Story II). T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The uncle (William E. Story Sr.) told his nephew (William E. Story II)
that he would pay him $5,000 on his 21st birthday if his nephew abstained from
"drinking, using tobacco, swearing and playing cards or billiards for money," until then.
T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The nephew did as he promised to do. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The nephew wrote to his uncle to tell him he had done what he
promised. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The uncle told his nephew that he wished to delay paying his
nephew the $5,000, and the nephew agreed. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, When the uncle died, the executor refused to pay the nephew the
$5,000 he was promised. T/F
True
Rule in FIRAC
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,Black-letter law is applied in future cases. It is a reformulation of the issue. It is a legal
test the court states or uses. The rule should always include any exceptions (contours).
Which part of Professor Erwin's rule brief does he identify as the basic rule or black
letter law?
The measure of the vendor's damages is the difference between the value of the goods
as they would have been, if the warranty as to quality had been true, and the actual
value at the time of the sale.
Rules (FIRAC) Questions
What rule(s) do(es) the court apply to decide the case? (Avoid dicta).
What rationale does the court provide to support the rule it applies? (May include legal
or policy arguments)
Hamer v. Sidway: What rule(s) do(es) the court apply to decide the case? (Avoid dicta).
A contract must be supported by consideration. "A waiver of any legal right at the
request of another party is sufficient consideration for a promise." Courts "will not ask
whether the thing which forms the consideration does in fact benefit the promisee or a
third party."
Issue (FIRAC) Questions
What is(are) the legal issue(s) in the case?
What an issue statement should look like: Does [determinative facts] [satisfy the
rule/element]? Is [the rule satisfied] where [determinative fact]?
Analysis (FIRAC) Questions
Why did the court rule the way it did? What were the Plaintiff's best arguments? What
were the Defendant's best arguments? How did the Court respond to those respective
arguments?
The analysis section of your brief includes, among other things, the issue before the
court. T/F
False
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, Professor Erwin's analysis section for Hawkins v. McGee starts with the defendant's
argument. T/F
True
Professor Erwin does not include the court's reasoning in his analysis section. He only
summarizes the argument of the defendant. T/F
False
Plaintiff argued that abstaining from drinking, smoking, etc. served as consideration.
T/F
True
Court responded that a rule requiring a court to determine whether a promise benefits a
party would be intolerable and will not be followed. T/F
True
Court finds the nephew’s restriction of his “lawful freedom of action”
was consideration. T/F
True
Court refers to two similar cases that ruled similarly. T/F
True
In Contract Law, the conclusion:
This is the holding. Largely a reformulation of the issue with more specifics. Who wins? -
Do not say "Affirmed/Reversed" or "Yes or No." It is likely a single sentence per issue.
Sometimes, including your opinion on whether the case was decided fairly/correctly is
helpful.
What was the Conclusion in Hawkins v. McGee
A valid contract was formed, and the plaintiff is owed the difference between the
promised perfect hand and his actual post-operation hand. A new trial was issued in
concordance with this ruling.
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS| CURRENTLY TESTING VERSION |
ALREADY GRADED A+|EXPERT VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED PASS 2026-2027
In Hamer v. Sidway, The plaintiff is the assignee of William E. Story, 2d's claim. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The defendant is the executor of William E. Story, Sr.'s estate. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, William E. Story the 2d is William E. Story, Sr.'s nephew, and/or
William E. Story, Sr. is William E. Story the 2d's uncle. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The cause of action is a breach of contract. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The remedy sought is damages. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The trial court ruled in favor of the plaintiff. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The defendant appealed the trial court's decision. T/F
True
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,In Hamer v. Sidway, The intermediate appellate court (called the "Supreme Court" in the
state of New York) reversed the decision. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The plaintiff appealed the decision of the intermediate appellate
court (Supreme Court of New York). T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The uncle (William E. Story, Sr.) made a promise to his nephew
(William E. Story II). T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The uncle (William E. Story Sr.) told his nephew (William E. Story II)
that he would pay him $5,000 on his 21st birthday if his nephew abstained from
"drinking, using tobacco, swearing and playing cards or billiards for money," until then.
T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The nephew did as he promised to do. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The nephew wrote to his uncle to tell him he had done what he
promised. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, The uncle told his nephew that he wished to delay paying his
nephew the $5,000, and the nephew agreed. T/F
True
In Hamer v. Sidway, When the uncle died, the executor refused to pay the nephew the
$5,000 he was promised. T/F
True
Rule in FIRAC
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,Black-letter law is applied in future cases. It is a reformulation of the issue. It is a legal
test the court states or uses. The rule should always include any exceptions (contours).
Which part of Professor Erwin's rule brief does he identify as the basic rule or black
letter law?
The measure of the vendor's damages is the difference between the value of the goods
as they would have been, if the warranty as to quality had been true, and the actual
value at the time of the sale.
Rules (FIRAC) Questions
What rule(s) do(es) the court apply to decide the case? (Avoid dicta).
What rationale does the court provide to support the rule it applies? (May include legal
or policy arguments)
Hamer v. Sidway: What rule(s) do(es) the court apply to decide the case? (Avoid dicta).
A contract must be supported by consideration. "A waiver of any legal right at the
request of another party is sufficient consideration for a promise." Courts "will not ask
whether the thing which forms the consideration does in fact benefit the promisee or a
third party."
Issue (FIRAC) Questions
What is(are) the legal issue(s) in the case?
What an issue statement should look like: Does [determinative facts] [satisfy the
rule/element]? Is [the rule satisfied] where [determinative fact]?
Analysis (FIRAC) Questions
Why did the court rule the way it did? What were the Plaintiff's best arguments? What
were the Defendant's best arguments? How did the Court respond to those respective
arguments?
The analysis section of your brief includes, among other things, the issue before the
court. T/F
False
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, Professor Erwin's analysis section for Hawkins v. McGee starts with the defendant's
argument. T/F
True
Professor Erwin does not include the court's reasoning in his analysis section. He only
summarizes the argument of the defendant. T/F
False
Plaintiff argued that abstaining from drinking, smoking, etc. served as consideration.
T/F
True
Court responded that a rule requiring a court to determine whether a promise benefits a
party would be intolerable and will not be followed. T/F
True
Court finds the nephew’s restriction of his “lawful freedom of action”
was consideration. T/F
True
Court refers to two similar cases that ruled similarly. T/F
True
In Contract Law, the conclusion:
This is the holding. Largely a reformulation of the issue with more specifics. Who wins? -
Do not say "Affirmed/Reversed" or "Yes or No." It is likely a single sentence per issue.
Sometimes, including your opinion on whether the case was decided fairly/correctly is
helpful.
What was the Conclusion in Hawkins v. McGee
A valid contract was formed, and the plaintiff is owed the difference between the
promised perfect hand and his actual post-operation hand. A new trial was issued in
concordance with this ruling.
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