Reference no: EM132202257
1. The obligation to perform a promise under a written contract may be discharged by “operation of law,” when which of the following situations occurs?
A. A party materially alters the written contract without the other party’s consent.
B. Six years pass after breach of the written contract, without the non-breaching party filing suit against the breaching party.
C. A debtor’s debts are completely discharged by the bankruptcy court.
D. Any of the above situations occurs.
2. Abe is terminated from employment, and he believes it is because of race discrimination. He goes to see an attorney about filing a lawsuit, and while the attorney is working on investigating his claim, Abe finds another job. Abe’s action in finding another job is
A. an attempt to punish his former company.
B. a mitigation of damages.
C. substantial performance.
D. a breach of contract.
3. Dean, whose family owns and operates a renowned berry farm, agrees to sell Kelvin ten bushels of strawberries, late in the season. A flood destroys the strawberries, through no fault of either party, before they are delivered to Kelvin. This
A. suspends the obligations of both parties until more berries can be grown.
B. has no effect on the obligations of both parties--Dean must find other berries to satisfy the order.
C. discharges the obligations of both parties under the contract.
D. breaches the contract.
4. Isaac and Gloria sign an agreement for the sale of a home in Seattle, which contains a clause that provides for Gloria (the buyer) to pay 10% of the purchase price to Isaac (the seller), if Gloria does not go through with the sale. This is an example of
A. an enforceable liquidated damages clause
B. a currently unenforceable liquidated damages clause, which might be corrected by a court through reformation of the percentage of the purchase price to 5%, to become enforceable.
C. a rescissionary clause.
D. a punitive damages clause.
5. If a plaintiff's constitutional rights have been violated, but the plaintiff has already been paid completely for her loss by other defendants, so the court awards her damages of $1, she has been awarded
A. nominal damages.
B. compensatory damages.
C. punitive damages
D. incidental damages
6. Ricardo and Sophia would like to discharge their obligations under a valid agreement they made a month ago, because they do not agree about the amount due under that agreement (in other words, the amount owed is in dispute). If they negotiate a new price as the amount due, and then the new price is paid, they have executed
A. an assignment.
B. a modification to the original agreement.
C. an accord and satisfaction.
D. a novation.
7. Elaine and Frank sign a contract in which Elaine agrees to install double-paned windows in Frank’s home, for $2,500. One month later, Elaine and Frank agree that Frank will pay the $2,500 directly to Elaine’s supplier, instead. Under these circumstances, Elaine’s supplier is
A. a delegee
B. an intended beneficiary
C. an assignee
D. an incidental beneficiary
8. Theo and Fiona have a bilateral contract. Theo’s obligations under the contract may be discharged by
A. agreement of the parties
B. performance of the promise that Theo made under the contract.
C. objective impossibility of the parties’ performance under the contract.
D. any of the above.