A check, like other negotiable instruments, is a formal contract.
To commit an intentional tort, one person must intend to harm a certain other person.
A federal law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed unconstitutional.
An offer may invite an acceptance to be worded in such specific terms that the contract
is made definite.
Harm must be foreseeable to be considered the proximate cause of an injury in
negligence.
An installment contract is breached if a seller tenders any nonconforming goods.
An agency relationship may be created for any legal purpose.
An agreement between firms operating at different levels in the manufacturing and
distribution process cannot violate antitrust law.
Federal statutes provide the basis for issuing regulations to control air pollution
emanating from mobile sources only.
Courts have no difficulty applying traditional laws to crimes committed in cyberspace.
An instrument payable to two persons jointly requires the indorsement of only one of
the payees for negotiation.
A consumer may not be denied credit on the basis of a credit report.
To rescind a contract for fraud, a plaintiff must prove an injury.
If goods identified to a contract are destroyed through no fault of either party, both
parties are excused from performance.
Generally, stock offerings that involve a small dollar amount are not exempt from the
registration requirement.
A polluter is liable for an injury due to an ultrahazardous activity only if the polluter
failed to exercise reasonable care.
Equity is a branch of unwritten law that seeks to supply remedies of equal measure to
the parties in a legal dispute.
In ethical terms, a cost-benefit analysis is an assessment of the negative and positive
effects of alternative actions on individuals.
Mouth-Waterin Treats Company wants to sell its candy in a normal-sized package la-
beled “Gigantic Size. NuFabrics, Inc., wants to advertise its sweaters as having “That
Wool Feel, but does not want to specify on labels that the sweaters are 100 percent
polyester. Can these firms market their products as they would like? If not, why not?
Downloading software or music into a computers random access memory without
authorization is copyright infringement.