Contracts Law - Issue Spotter Hypotheticals Questions and Answers

Contracts Law - Issue Spotter Hypotheticals
Questions and Answers 2025-2026
Consideration.AwaiverAofArightAtoAplayAxboxAisAsufficientAbecauseATomAsawAitAasAaAbenefitAtoA
him.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TomApromisesADannyA$45AtoAstopAplayingAxboxAforA2Amonths.ADannyAagrees.ADannyAstopsAplayi
ngAxboxAforA2Amonths,AbutATomAdoesn'tApayAhim.
ConsiderationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
InAorderAtoAgainAaAloan,AfourApeopleAwereAnecessaryAsigners.AKami,AtheAwifeAofAaAsigner,AsignsAbe
causeAsheAwantsAtoAbeApartAofAit.ATheAloanAdefaults.ATheAbankAsuesAfourAsignersAandAKami.
Consideration.ATheAtransferAandAdeliveryAconstituteAperformanceAandAareAconsiderationAforAA'sAp
romise.AEvenAifAAAsecretlyAintendsAtoApayABA$10AwhetherAorAnotAheAgetsAtheAbook,AorAevenAifABAs
ecretlyAintendsAnotAtoAcollectA$10.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAoffersAtoAbuyAaAbookAownedAbyABAandAtoApayABA$10AinAexchange.ABAacceptsAtheAofferAandAdeli
versAtheAbookAtoAA.
Consideration.ANoAconsiderationAforAA'sApromise.AThisAisAsoAevenAifABAatAtheAtimeAheAmakesAtheA
giftAsecretlyAhopesAAAwillApayAhimAforAit.A(SeeA§A86).A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAreceivesAaAgiftAfromABAofAaAbookAworthA$10.ASubsequentlyAAApromisesAtoApayABAtheAvalueAofAt
heAbook.
Consideration.ANoAconsiderationAforAtheApromiseAbecauseAwasAaAfalseArecital.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

AAdesiresAtoAmakeAaAbindingApromiseAtoAgiveA$1000AtoAhisAsonAB.ABeingAadvisedAthatAaAgratuitou
sApromiseAisAnotAbinding,AAAwritesAoutAandAsignsAaAfalseArecitalAthatABAhasAsoldAhimAaAcarAforA$1
000AandAaApromiseAtoApayAamount.
Consideration.AThereAisAnoAconsiderationAforAA'sApromiseAtoApayA$1000.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

AAdesiresAtoAmakeAaAbindingApromiseAtoAgiveA$1000AtoAhisAsonAB.ABeingAadvisedAthatAaAgratuitou
sApromiseAisAnotAbinding,AAAoffersAtoAbuyAfromABAforA$1000AaAbookAworthAlessAthanA$1.ABAaccept
sAtheAofferAknowingAthatAtheApurchaseAofAtheAbookAisAaAmereApretense.
Consideration.AB'sAtransferAandAdeliveryAofAtheAbookAareAconsiderationAforAA'sApromiseAevenAtho
ughAbothApartiesAknowAthatAsuchAbooksAregularlyAsellAforA$5AandAthatApartAofAA'sAmotiveAinAmaki
ngAtheAofferAisAtoAmakeAaAgiftAtoAB.ASeeA§§A79,A81.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAoffersAtoAbuyAaAbookAownedAbyABAandAtoApayABA$10AinAexchangeAtherefor.ABAtransfersAandAdeli
versAtheAbookAforAA'sApromiseAevenAthoughAbothApartiesAknowAthatAsuchAbooksAregularlyAsellAforA
$5AandAthatApartAofAA'sAmotiveAinAmakingAtheAofferAisAtoAmakeAaAgiftAtoAB.
Consideration.AB'sAacceptanceAofAtheAdeedAisAnotAconsiderationAforAA'sApromiseAtoApayAtheAmortg
ageAdebt.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAownsAlandAworthA$10,000AwhichAisAsubjectAtoAaAmortgageAtoAsecureAaAdebtAofA$5,000.AAApromi
sesAtoAmakeAaAgiftAofAtheAlandAtoAhisAsonABAandAtoApayAoffAtheAmortgage,AandAlaterAgivesABAaAdee
dAsubjectAtoAtheAmortgage.
Consideration.AB'sApromiseAtoAacceptAtheAloanAisAnotAconsiderationAforAA'sApromiseAtoAmakeAit.AB
utAtheAloanAwhenAmadeAisAconsiderationAforAB'sApromiseAtoArepay.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAandABAagreeAthatAAAwillAadvanceA$1000AtoABAasAaAgratuitousAloan.