BLAW 3201 Final (Fry, LSU) Exam Questions
and Answers Top Graded 2025
The obligation to perform to a party. -Correct Answer ✔delegation transfers
Voluntary transfer to a third party of the rights arising from a contract so that the
assignor's rights to performance are extinguished. -Correct Answer ✔assignment of
rights
Party making an assignment; handing off the contractual rights. -Correct Answer
✔assignor
Party to whom contract rights are assigned. -Correct Answer ✔assignee
The party owing a duty to the assignor under the original contract, the person who
must perform. -Correct Answer ✔obligor
The party to whom a duty of performance is owed under a contract. -Correct
Answer ✔obligee
Law governing assignments is primarily under ___________. -Correct Answer
✔Article 2 of the UCC
Requirements of an assignment include _______ but not _______. -Correct
Answer ✔intent; consideration
When the assignee gives consideration, the assignor may not revoke the
assignment without the assignee's consent. -Correct Answer ✔revocability of
assignment
Transfer of a portion of contractual rights to one or more assignees. -Correct
Answer ✔partial assignment
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Most contract rights are assignable, except? -Correct Answer ✔1. Assignments that
materially increase the duty, risk, or burden upon the obligor.
2. Assignments of personal rights.
3. Assignments expressly forbidden by the contract.
4. Assignments prohibited by law.
Rights That Are Not Assignable: Personal Rights: In Re Magness: Why did the
trustee in bankruptcy want to assign the golf memeberships? -Correct Answer
✔The trustee sought to assign the golf memberships to recover value for the
bankruptcy estate by selling them to members on the waiting list, other members,
or the general public.
Rights That Are Not Assignable: Personal Rights: What did the bankruptcy court
decide regarding the assignment of the golf memberships? -Correct Answer ✔The
bankruptcy court found that the club's rules functioned as anti-assignment
provisions and ruled that the trustee could not assign the memberships.
Rights That Are Not Assignable: Personal Rights: How did the district court view
the nature of the contract between the club and its golfing members? -Correct
Answer ✔The district court saw the contract as a personal, non-commercial
agreement, not a lease, involving social and recreational relationships.
Rights That Are Not Assignable: Personal Rights: What is the significance of the
waiting list in the court's decision? -Correct Answer ✔The waiting list represented
individuals with contractual expectations and financial investments based on a
defined selection process, which would be undermined by allowing the trustee to
assign memberships.
Rights That Are Not Assignable: Personal Rights: Why did the court refer to the
contract as a "personal contract"? -Correct Answer ✔Because the membership
involved personal relationships and activities (like golfing and socializing), under
Ohio law, such contracts are not assignable without consent due to the importance
of the individuals involved.
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Rights That Are Not Assignable: Personal Rights: Could the trustee assign the golf
memberships if the club had consented? -Correct Answer ✔Potentially yes,
because personal contracts can sometimes be assigned with the consent of all
involved parties. In this case, the club did not consent.
Rights That Are Not Assignable: Personal Rights: What legal principle did the
court apply in denying the trustee's motion to assign the golf memberships? -
Correct Answer ✔The principle that personal contracts, where the identity or
personality of the parties is essential, are not assignable unless consent is given.
Express Prohibition of Assignment: Aldana v. Colonial Palms Plaza, Inc.: What
was the main issue on appeal in this case? -Correct Answer ✔Whether the trial
court erred in granting summary judgment to the landlord and awarding attorney's
fees, based on the enforceability of a partial assignment of lease benefits.
Express Prohibition of Assignment: Aldana v. Colonial Palms Plaza, Inc.: What
specific right did the tenant assign to Robert Aldana? -Correct Answer ✔The
tenant assigned its rights to receive the first $8000 of a construction allowance
from the landlord.
Express Prohibition of Assignment: Aldana v. Colonial Palms Plaza, Inc.: How did
Robert Aldana secure his interest in the assigned right? -Correct Answer ✔Aldana
recorded the assignment and sent notice to the landlord by certified mail.
Express Prohibition of Assignment: Aldana v. Colonial Palms Plaza, Inc.: Why did
Aldana sue the landlord? -Correct Answer ✔Because the landlord paid the
construction allowance to the tenant instead of Aldana, despite having received
notice of the assignment.
Express Prohibition of Assignment: Aldana v. Colonial Palms Plaza, Inc.: What
was the landlord's main argument in defense? -Correct Answer ✔The landlord
argued that the lease contained an anti-assignment clause that voided the tenant's
assignment ot Aldana.
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Express Prohibition of Assignment: Aldana v. Colonial Palms Plaza, Inc.: How did
the appellate court interpret the anti-assignment clause in the lease? -Correct
Answer ✔The court held that the clause only prohibited the assignment of duties
under the lease, not the assignment of the right to receive payment.
Express Prohibition of Assignment: Aldana v. Colonial Palms Plaza, Inc.: What
effect did notice of the assignment have on the landlord's obligations? -Correct
Answer ✔Once the landlord received notice of the assignment, he became
obligated to pay the construction allowance to Aldana instead of the tenant.
Express Prohibition of Assignment: Aldana v. Colonial Palms Plaza, Inc.: What
did the appellate court decide regarding the trial court's summary judgment and
attorney's fees? -Correct Answer ✔The appellate court reversed the summary
judgment and the award of attorney's fees and remanded the case for further
proceedings.
Express Prohibition of Assignment: Aldana v. Colonial Palms Plaza, Inc.: What
was the final outcome of the appellate court's decision? -Correct Answer ✔The
case was reversed and remanded in favor of Aldana for further proceedings
consistent with the appellate court's interpretation.
Rights of the Assignee: Mountain Peaks Financial Services, Inc. v. Roth-Steffen:
Who originally loaned Catherine Roth-Steffen the $20,350 for law school, and
through what program? -Correct Answer ✔The Missouri Higher Education Loan
Authority (MOHELA) through its CASH loan program.
Rights of the Assignee: Mountain Peaks Financial Services, Inc. v. Roth-Steffen:
How much interest had accrued on Roth-Steffen's MOHELA loans as of November
5, 1998? -Correct Answer ✔$3,044
Rights of the Assignee: Mountain Peaks Financial Services, Inc. v. Roth-Steffen:
Did Roth-Steffen consolidate the MOHELA loan with her other student loans? -
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