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CHAPTER 13: Introduction to Contracts - CHAPTER 13: Introduction to Contracts if choosing to terminate a voidable contract, both parties must - ️️return anything already exchanged under the agreement; restore to conditions before contract in order to determine whether partied intended to ent...

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BUL 4421 Final - FAU Gendler
CHAPTER 13: Introduction to Contracts - CHAPTER 13: Introduction to Contracts


if choosing to terminate a voidable contract, both parties must - ✔️✔️return anything
already exchanged under the agreement; restore to conditions before contract

in order to determine whether partied intended to enter into a contract, courts look at -
✔️✔️their objective words and behavior and do not try to figure out what they may
have secretly intending

Lack of Genuine Assent (Defense) - ✔️✔️-All contract elements are there but one party
was forced into contract through duress, fraud, misrepresentation.
-Acts as defense

Agreement - ✔️✔️(Offer & Acceptance)

Offer by Oferror to enter into a contract and acceptance of terms by offeree.

Consideration - ✔️✔️i. The bargained-for exchange or what each party gets in
exchange for his or her promise under the contract

(The something for something)

Contractual capacity - ✔️✔️i. The legal ability to enter into a binding agreement

Legal Object - ✔️✔️subject matter of the contract. Cannot be illegal or against public
policy in order to be enforceable

Objective Theory of Contracts is the - ✔️✔️basis of contract law

Objective Theory of Contracts bases existence on - ✔️✔️Outward manifestations of
intent

Objective Theory of Contracts bases interpretation on - ✔️✔️how a reasonable person
would interpret it.

________ of parties is not usually relevant under objective theory of contracts -
✔️✔️subjective intent

t or f: subjective intent may be relevant under certain circumstances - ✔️✔️true

,Four Elements of a Contract: CLAC - ✔️✔️1. Contractual Capacity
2. Legal Object
3. Agreement (offer, acceptance)
4. Consideration

subjective intent may be relevant if - ✔️✔️a mutual misunderstanding b/t parties exists
and they did not come to a true meetings of minds; no contract exists

if there appears a a mutual misunderstanding - ✔️✔️look at each party separately,
interpret situation to determine whether parties really reached an agreement


classification of contract determines - ✔️✔️when offeree is legally bound to perform

Bilateral Contract = - ✔️✔️A promise + a promise.
-I'll pay you $1000 for you to paint my car.
-(My promise = $1000)
-(Your promise = Paint my car)
-Mutual exchange

Under bilateral contract, contract formed - ✔️✔️as soon as promise exchanged

Unilateral Contract - ✔️✔️-a promise + a requested action
-Offerror wants something *done, not a promise* for something to be done.
-ex; find dog and ill pay reward

under unilateral contract, contract formed - ✔️✔️once offerree begins performance;
offeror must give reasonable amt of time to finish before voiding contract

Express Contract - ✔️✔️The terms of the contract are all clearly set forth in either
written or spoken words.
ex; written agreement by dentist to perform work

Implied Contract - ✔️✔️Terms arise from conduct of the parties.
ex; dentist pulling tooth implies you will pay

Contract - ✔️✔️-A promise or set of legally enforceable promises for the breach of
which the law gives a remedy or the performance of which the law in some way
recognizes a duty.


3 conditions required for implied contracts (and recovery) - ✔️✔️1- benefits conferred
by plaintiff upon defendant
2- defendant has knowledge of benefit being bestowed on them, and

, 3- defendant retains benefit under circs which it would be unjust to do so without
payment

Void Contract - ✔️✔️-Not a contract at all; unenforceable
-Either illegal or has some serious defect.

Voidable Contract - ✔️✔️-One or both of the parties has the ability to either withdraw
from the contract or enforce it.

contracts can be voided if - ✔️✔️-entered into by a minor, fraud, or under duress
-court attempting to protect person believed to have been taken advantage of


Contract Lacks Proper Form (Defense) - ✔️✔️Writing must meet a certain criteria must
exist for a contract to be legally binding.

II. CHAPTER 14: Agreement - ✔️✔️II. CHAPTER 14: Agreement

Elements of Offer (4): - ✔️✔️1. Intent to be bound by acceptance
2. Definite and certain terms
3. Communication to the offeree
4. Acceptance

Material Terms include (5):
(Considered Definite and Certain if all are there). - ✔️✔️1. Subject matter
2. Quality
3. Price
4. Quantity
5. Named parties

Termination of the offer can happen in 5 ways - ✔️✔️-revocation
-rejection or counteroffer
-death of incapacity of the offeror
-destruction or subsequent illegality of subject matter
-lapse of time or failure of another condition specified in the offer

Revocation - ✔️✔️i. The offeror can cancel the offer at any time, regardless of how
long it was said to be open
ii. Becomes effective when the offeree receives it, and should deliver personally if
important to be known

Exceptions to revocation - ✔️✔️option contract and detrimental reliance

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