Ch. 13 Case Studies
Board of Control of Eastern Michigan University v. Burgess:
1. The consideration was $1.00 and it was not paid.
2. If the option is valid, it still remains an issue as to what may be valid consideration.
3. To those who wish to have an option agreement, I would advise them making the terms
very clear and if they are to revoke their offer, to make that abundantly clear as well.
Anzalaco v. Graber:
1. The Lee offer was a bunch of Counteroffers, but no one ever agreed and came to a
conclusion, therefore there was no performance.
2. The risk for the title insurer not writing a policy for the land is that if anything were to
happen, it would be on Anzalaco technically, even though Lee was originally supposed
to buy the property.
3. My advice would be to make counter offers clear and if an agreement can not be
reached, then to terminate the deal altogether to make room for a new deal.
Trengen v. Mongeon:
1. Louis and Margaret are mother and father to Ernest and mother and father-in-laws to
Pearl.
2. 960 Acres were conveyed for $38,400, and they were to pay $1,800 annually for as long
as they lived.
3. Their ages were relevant, because they were rather old to be making contracts “for the
rest of their lives”
4. Yes, their was consideration and their viewpoints from the time they were making the
