A check that is postdated ceases to be order paper.
The sole issue addressed in the Fair Labor Standards Act is child labor.
An owner of a copyright may license some of his or her rights to another in exchange
for royalty payments.
The Willett Seed Company stored its goods with the Augusta Warehouse Company and
received a negotiable warehouse receipt. The Willett Seed Company then borrowed
money from the Georgia Railroad Bank and pledged the warehouse receipt as security.
The seed company defaulted, and the bank demanded the goods from the warehouse.
The warehouse stated that it already had delivered the goods to the seed company on
the strength of that company’s promise that it would surrender the receipt shortly
thereafter. The bank sued the warehouse for the value of the goods. Will the bank win?
Sureties have no rights to protect them from loss, to obtain their discharge because of
the conduct of others that would be harmful to them, or to recover money that they were
required to pay because of the debtor’s breach.
The seller’s right to cure a defective tender means that the seller will be given a second
chance to make a proper tender of conforming goods.
According to the intended user rule the accountant must have furnished the information
directly to the nonprivity user or to the client knowing that they client would transmit
the information.
Law is the result of the desire of the lawmaker to achieve certain goals.
A note or memorandum does not have to contain all the essential terms of the contract
to be valid.
Gregory, a comedy writer, entered into a contract with Wessel, a comedian. The contract
provided that Gregory would provide Wessel with a 15-minute monologue for his
upcoming appearance on Comedy Hour and that Wessel would pay Gregory $250. All
performers on Comedy Hour make $500 per appearance. As Gregory knows, the last
time Wessel appeared on Comedy Hour he was asked to make special guest
appearances at three local comedy clubs using the same monologue. He earned a total
of $750 for the three performances. Shortly before Wessel was scheduled to appear on
Comedy Hour, Gregory informed him that he was unable to provide the monologue. As
a result, Wessel was forced to cancel his appearance. Wessel sued Gregory for breach of
contract and requested damages of $1,250. What will result?
If while trespassing a hunter kills game, the game belongs to that hunter.
An employer cannot be held liable for the sexual harassment of an employee by a
supervisor.
An express warranty can be made orally or in writing.
Quickness Computer, Inc. is a manufacturer of computers. A Hollywood star indicated
on national television that Quickness was his favorite computer. Buoyed by this
comment, sales of Quickness computers surged. Since demand outpaced supply,
Quickness decided to sell no more computers unless an accompanying software
package was purchased. A competitor informed the Office of the Attorney General of
this policy, asserting it was illegal. Decide.
The burden of proving the existence of a partnership will always fall on one of the
partners.