Contract law has set out to provide a healthy trade environment. Contracts are promises enforced by the law, with the support of something of value that has a legal purpose. It is an agreement between parties, formed by the elements: offer and acceptance, with all parties having the capacity to perform obligations enforceable by law. There are instances where the enforcement of a contract would bring about gains or losses to society and commerce. In the Jacob & Youngs, Incorporated vs. George E. Kent case, Jacob & Youngs, the plaintiff, claims that there was a breach of a clause in the contract with the defendant, George E. Kent. The clause stated that any work that is either defective or not in accordance with specifications will be …show more content…
Also, the replacement of the piping would have resulted in the wasting away of materials that went into the construction of the house. To the courts, and in my view, this would not have been the best allocation of resources in society as the time, and labour that went into the development would be sunk. The relief that the plaintiff obtains the remaining balance for building the house promotes society’s well being so that honest mistakes, as long as their costs are not substantially great, are forgiven and that unconscionable judgments are not made. The Osprey LLC vs. Kelly-Moore Paint Co case primarily deals with the use of language in a contract. The defendant, Kelly-Moore, leased commercial property from Osprey, the plaintiff, under a fifteen-year contract with two five-year renewal options. The clause in the contract stated that notice of the renewal of the lease “shall be given in writing and may be delivered either personally or by depositing the same in the United States mail…” Kelly-Moore faxed the second renewal to Osprey but Osprey claims to have never received it and sued Kelly Moore for breaching the contract. The court reasoned that the faxed delivery is sufficient enough to renew the lease. Justice Kauger delivered the majority opinion that examined the elements of this binding agreement. In this examination, the court used a two-step analysis to determine whether it would be fair to rule
The defendants wanted to apply reasonable principles in search of specific performance of the contract. The disposition of the immediate motion for partial summary judgment and objection was controlled. “The court found that although the doctrine of mutuality of remedies may be alive and well in Virginia in actions at law for damages, that was not the case where, regardless of a lack of support of remedy at the time the contract was created, complete performance may, if revealed, afford a party specific performance of the contract for the sale of land.”
This is one of the most frequently cited authorities on the effect of the Judicature Acts so far as the fusion of law and equity is concerned. Essentially the question down on whether the defendant could bring a legal remedy (distress) with respect to a lease which formerly would have been regarded as equitable only (effectively an agreement to grant a lease rather than one in proper legal form).
Contracts are an integral part of our everyday life and play as important role in our personal and business lives. In order to deal effectively with promises provided in the business world, a legal framework is needed. Basically, a contract is a promise or set of promises, for which the law provides a remedy if a party breaches or failing to perform. In order to form a contract, four basic elements are needed: an agreement, bargained-for consideration, legal capacity to enter into the contract and a legal purpose consistent with law and public policy. The case Michelle M. Nichols v Century West, LLC et al. below described how the contract is important in business and the promises enforceable in court.
Contract is defined as an agreement between two or more parties creating obligations that are enforceable or otherwise recognizable at law. For purposes of this chapter, we are concerned with agreements to buy and sell some type of agricultural product. Contracts 101 You should be concerned about contract law because it determines how parties to the contract will need to keep the promises they make. Although very few contracts ever end up in court, if the parties to a contract disagree on something and are unable to resolve the disagreement, they may have to resort to the judicial process. This means that as the parties negotiate a contract, they need to consider how a judge might ultimately interpret it. For a contract to be enforceable, it must involve:
A contract is an agreement between two or more parties that the law recognises and will enforce in necessary. Contracts are essential to commerce and business and are also a fundamental part of our daily lives.Businessess inter into contract individuals, other businesses and governments to by and sell goods, services and intellectual property. Contracts can be written, verbal, express or implied. now many of the contract we enter into are verbal, because of this, many people are often unaware they are entering into legally biding contracts. many of the common law principles upon which contract law is based were developed in the 19th centuty, one of the principles that People intering a contract should have the right to include in it whatever they wish to negotiate the best possible bargain, complete freedom to contract. However, as modern life become more complex, it has become evident that not everyone has full and free options when entering into a contract, practical exemple of this include our dependence on services such as plumpedwater supplies, electricity
OVERVIEW: Defendants sought to apply equitable principles in seeking specific performance of the contract. The disposition of the instant motion for partial summary
For the reasons articulated in Parts IV(A), supra, this Court should dismiss or stay this matter because Defendants are entitled to arbitration. Assuming, arguendo, that this Court is the proper forum to resolve this dispute—it is not—Defendants are nevertheless entitled to a partial dismissal of Plaintiffs’ breach of contract claim. Indeed, the only claim for which the allegations in the complaint—as supplemented by the actual document referenced therein—could possibly sustain is a claim that Billion breached its obligations owed to XALT, MI under the supply agreement. The complaint, however, alleges no facts sufficient to state a claim that HKG breached a contract to any party, or that any party other than XALT, MI, was aggrieved by a breach
* The judge itemised the reasons for his finding that the document had the effect of a contract.
Contract is between two or more parties promises to form an agreement with specific terms do something in return for benefits and legally enforceable. The contract will create rights and obligations that may be enforced by the law. It required these elements: “Competent Parties, Proper Subject Matter, Consideration, Agreement, Clarity and Consent of the Parties.”
In order to have civilized interactions between people contract law is an invention that creates good faith and fair dealing. The United States people have a government that has a legal system that enforces agreements called contracts. An agreement without enforceability leaves the parties vulnerable to mistakes, dishonesty, changes of mind, illegality. Also, a contract means that the people can have reliability in their relations. People can have their problems remedied and damages made up for. Contract enforcement makes a more stable platform for businesses, making them more likely to do business and helping the economy,
In Wilson-Gaskins’s prior appeal we held that this agreement operates as a release that discharged any amount to which Kaye may have been liable to Wilson-Gaskins. The question in this case, however, is whether the language in this agreement expresses an affirmative promise by Wilson-Gaskins not to sue on claims within its scope. Kaye contends that the release given by Wilson-Gaskins contains
that the document did not appear to be contractual. In D J Hill and Co
Few areas of law have a bigger impact on business than contract law. When people conduct commerce of any kind they generally want to have legal protection to ensure that the other party will deliver, that’s where contracts come in. First we will discuss the elements of a contract, and why contracts are important in business. Then, court cases will be examined to display the importance of the elements of a contract. Finally we will discuss why the layman has a general fear of contracts, and some remedies they can use to protect themselves. Overall, a properly formed contract can protect anyone from a bad deal.
'The data for decision, on the one hand, the terms and conditions of the contract, read in the light of the then circumstances and, on the other hand, the events which have occurred.' In the nature of thing there is often no need for any elaborate enquiry. The Court must act upon a general impression of what its rule requires. It is for that reason that special importance is necessarily attached to the occurrence of an unexpected event that, as it were, changes the face of the things. But even so, it is not hardship or inconvenience or material loss itself which calls the principle of frustration into play."(18)
A contract is an agreement having a lawful object entered into voluntarily by two or more parties, each of whom intends to create one or more legal obligations between or among them. The elements of a contract are "offer" and "acceptance" by "competent persons" having legal capacity who exchanges "consideration" to create "mutuality of obligation.