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    unilateral contract between Barbara Wisdom and Lab & a Ladder Construction that holds Barbara liable to pay $5200 in fees, was there a valid contract between Barbara Wisdom, her son Jason Wisdom, and his wife Alicia Jewell-Wisdom, when Barbara signed the promissory note stating, “As promised, if I ever sell Green Valley, I will give the amount of $250,000 to Jason Wisdom and Alicia Jewell-Wisdom for the value of the land at 55 East Frontage Road”, and was there valid express contract between…

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    Contract law is a branch of law that deal with agreements signed between two or more parties usually in a business transaction which is legally binding and both parties have interests over it. All legally confined contracts should portray the necessary elements of a contract. One of the elements is mutual assent-the parties should agree on an offer and acceptance basis for the contract to be valid. There should also be consideration either by one party affirming that I will do as the contract…

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    Requirements of a Legally Binding Contract under English Law Under English law, a legally binding agreement is a contract among two parties for prerequisites related to services or exchange of goods. A contract is intended to make legally bind so that further proceedings of courts could be executed in future if necessary. In this situation, the contract will be an enforceable contract, which is defined as a contract in which one party is legally obliged to perform their actions for other party…

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    Lesson 5 Short- Answer Essay 1. A contract is a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties and make a promise or set of promises for the breach of which the law in some way recognizes a duty. The interactions that are included in a valid contract are offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity, and legality. Offer: The first element in a valid contract would be offer. if there is no offer than there will be no contract. Every contract involves at least 2 parties, the offeror which…

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    For the benefited party to enforce a covenant, there must be either actual notice or constructive notice. Typically, one has constructive notice if a recorded deed in the chain of title contains the specific restriction. However, this is not always necessary. In Westland Oil Development Corporation v. Gulf Oil Corporation, the Texas Supreme Court addressed to what extent a reference to an unrecorded instrument within the chain of title could impart constructive notice to a subsequent assignee.…

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    assortment of provisions that add to the legality of a contract. These include the offer [2], performance [3], terms [4], conditions [5], obligations [6], payment terms [7], liability [8], and default or breach of the contract [9] (Bailey, 2015). The agreement component involves offers, counter-offers, and eventually what Australian agreement law calls the “meeting of the minds.” (Clarke, 2015) [10] When looking at the arrangements in place, agreement law is often looked into. For example, offer…

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    Argument Contract Law

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    uncertain until the court hearing on Thursday. Regardless, the recall of Micon’s arrest warrant and his agreement to face the charge may hint that the theories on the outcome of the hearing may be true. Chesnoff, from the popular Chesnoff & Schonfeld law firm in Las Vegas, is known for successfully defending the Malaysian businessman and poker player Paul Phua against the federal illegal gaming charges. Bitcoin poker lives on What was then the largest site for Bitcoin poker, Seals With Clubs is…

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    Contract Law: Court Cases

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    Generally, contracts do not have to be written down to be legally binding. Most of the everyday contracts we make, such as buying a ticket for a movie or going to the doctor, are not put in writing, but they are still legally binding. There is no need for a written agreement, because everyone understands what their obligations are. An oral contract is just as legal and binding as a written one, although sometimes it can be harder to prove exactly what was agreed. It may be advisable to put a…

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    In 2005, I Jeff Kennedy, came to an agreement with Mr. Steven Tardibone to buy the property located at 19 Homer St., Union Springs, NY 13160 on land contract. I have enclosed a copy of the paperwork which I received from Mr. Tardibone breaking down the interest, taxes ect. which also included in my mortgage payment each month. The house needed extensive work and needed to be completely remodeled inside. The house needed to be rewired for electric, walls, ceilings, and floors had to be ripped…

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    agreement, through contract to receive a 30% bonus over his current wages for agreeing to sail back to New Zealand. In order for a contract to form it must meet the elements of a contract such as intent to create legal relations, offer, acceptance, valuable consideration, and certain terms (NZII). In the case of Olley v. Marlborough Ltd it was held that the contract for the room was made when they checked into the hotel at reception. There was a notice which was introduced after he contract had…

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