COB218 Chapter 13 Questions Complete Marking Scheme

COB218 Chapter 13 Questions Complete Marking Scheme Nora enters into a contract with Oceanic Transport, Inc., to insure and ship a painting from France to the United States for a certain price. But Oceanic makes a mistake in adding the costs, which results in a contract price that is $1,000 less than the true cost. Most likely, a court would - ANSWER- allow the parties to rescind the contract. Garth owns two all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), worth $1,000 and $500, re-spec-tively. Helen agrees to buy "Garth's ATV" for $750. Garth believes, in good faith, that he is selling the $500 ATV. Helen believes, in good faith, that she is buying the $1,000 ATV. In this situation - ANSWER- there is no contract. Byron agrees to sell to Charity, for $1,500, a remote parcel of land. They be-lieve the land to be worthless, but beneath it is a gold mine. Byron can - ANSWER- not rescind the contract. Lewis, an employee of Silos, Inc., makes a substantial mathematical error in totaling the estimated costs for a project for which AgriCo-op is seeking bids. Consequently, Silos's bid is significantly low. - ANSWER- if AgriCo-op knew or should have known of the mistake. Refer to Fact Pattern 13-1. Any contract with AgriCo-op that includes the mistake may be rescinded - ANSWER- if the error was made inadvertently and without gross negligence. Kari, a real estate agent, assures Linc that a certain parcel of commercial property fronts on the most highly trafficked street in Metro City. Linc buys the property and then discovers that the street has no more traffic than any other in its vicinity. Linc is most likely a victim of - ANSWER- fraud. Garland induces Jules to enter into a contract for the purchase of a Chef's Burger House restaurant. Garland knowingly misrepresents a number of material features about the restaurant and the business. When Jules discovers the truth, he can - ANSWER- rescind the contract on the basis of fraud. Mona is induced by her guardian Newt to sign a contract to invest her student loan funds in Overseas Bank through Newt's investment firm. Unknown to Mona, Newt realizes ongoing commissions from the investment. Most likely, Mona may - ANSWERrescind the contract on the basis of undue influence. Drake enters into a contract with Eve, who claims to have access to a stock-trading algorithm that will multiply an investment many times over. When the results do not match this promise, Drake learns that Eve does not have access to any unique software and files a suit against her, alleging fraud. Proof of an injury is required to - ANSWERrecover damages. Seth offers to buy a house from Tia for less than Tia paid for it, stating that he would "hate to see anything bad happen to Tia or her house." Tia agrees to sell. Regarding this agreement, a court would likely - ANSWER- not enforce it. Loren and Kendra enter into a contract for the distribution of Loren's produce to local restaurants for which he agrees to pay Kendra. Kendra transfers her right to payment under the contract to County Bank. This transfer is - ANSWER- an assignment. Illya owes Jenny $1,000. In a separate deal, Kasey owes Illya $1,000. Illya unconditionally assigns his rights in the deal with Kasey to Jenny. Illya's right to the $1,000 is then - ANSWER- extinguished. App Developers, Inc. (ADI), enters into a contract with Carmen, the chief executive officer of SalesCorp, to create an app for the firm. To fulfill the contract, ADI hires Max and ten other student interns. With respect to the contract between ADI and Carmen, Max is - ANSWER- an incidental beneficiary. Emil enters into a contract to buy Foley's cultivated bottomland and hill and bench acreage if County AgriCredit will lend Emil the funds to pay for the land. Emil's duty to perform is - ANSWER- conditional Dharma enters into a contract to manage the operations of Esther's dental office for one year, renewable for subsequent one-year terms. If this contract is discharged like most contracts, it will be - ANSWER- performe