Liability for Contracts. Thomas Huskin and hiswife entered into a contract to have their home remodeledby House Medic Handyman Service. Todd Hall signed thecontract as an authorized representative of House Medic. Itturned out that House Medic was a ctitious name for HallHauling, Ltd. the contract did not indicate this, however, andHall did not inform the Huskins about Hall Hauling. When acontract dispute later arose, the Huskins sued Todd Hall personally for breach of contract. Can Hall be held personallyliable? Why or why not? [Huskin v. Hall, 2012 WL 553136(Ohio Ct.App. 2012)] (See Liability in Agency Relationships.)

Skip and Jack are the shareholders of the Blue Fish Event Corporation. Skip and Jack regularly put on classy events on or near the beach, so they have a special insurance policy to protect their assets. Business has been slow as fewer large beach weddings are taking place, so Skip and Jack use a large fan to blow down and damage most of their décor assets, some of which were personal assets of Skip and Jack, to collect the insurance benefits. (a) Assuming their acts are proven, will a court allow Skip and Jack to recover the insurance money? (b) Is this a situation where the corporate veil may be pierced? Why or why not? (c) What would it mean for Skip and Jack if the corporate veil is pierced in this situation?

Which of the following policy provisions specifies that, if an insured fails to pay a renewal premium within the time granted but the insurer subsequently ace may be restored? OA Grace Period Reinstatement OC Time of Payment of Cairns OD. Entire Contract OB. 00

State the effect of illegality on a contract.

Palatka Costumes & Caps LLC ("PC & C") is a large props company formed in 1957, and Frodo Flags Corporation is a small, local flag manufacturer formed in 2015. These two businesses never had any dealings with each other until they recently entered into a contract, with terms all drafted by PC & C. The contract provides that PC & C shall purchase 1,000 flags that Frodo Flags will specially design for PC & C. The contract further provides that PC & C has the right to initiate, on a weekly basis, purchase orders of up to 100 flags until the contract's total number of flag purchases - 1,000 flags has been met. Also, the contract includes a clause stating that PC & C can cancel its obligation to pay for the remaining flags at any time if any Frodo Flags shipment does not arrive on the exact day as stated in a particular purchase order; this last provision is included in the contract even though time was of little importance to PC & C. W The first shipment of 100 flags arrives a day late,…

Undue Influence. Juan is an elderly man who liveswith his nephew, Samuel. Juan is totally dependent on Samuel’s support. Samuel tells Juan that unless he transfers a tractof land he owns to Samuel for a price 35 percent below itsmarket value, Samuel will no longer support and take care ofhim. Juan enters into the contract. Discuss fully whether Juancan set aside this contract. (See Voluntary Consent.)

QUESTION 1 Which of the following is a FALSE statement? A. The E-Sign Act completely prevents the use of electronic signatures for contracting on the Internet. B. If an employer wants to preserve the at-will employment status of his or her employees, the employer should insert disclaimers in its codes and handbooks that nothing therein can be construed to create an express or implied employment contract. C. A basic principle of the National Labor Relations Act is that employers cannot terminate employees in order to discourage or encourage union membership. D. “Going public” by a company offering to sell shares of stock to the public typically results in access to broader financial markets from which to obtain capital. QUESTION 2 1. The tort of assault and the tort of battery are: A. Two names for the exact same tort. B. Strict liability torts. C. Independent torts which can occur separately from one another. D. Require proof of each of the separate elements of negligence.…

Questin 3  (b) Explain the circumstances that contracts made by minors are enforceable.

Presley and Collins enter into a contract that requires Presley to pay Collins $100 per kitten provided by Collins' breeding program to be sold in Presley's pet store. When Presley's attorney drafts the contract, the attorney accidentally puts the price at $1,000 per kitten. When Collins sues to enforce the contract as written, a court will likely decide that a. Presley must pay $1,000 per kitten. b. a mistake was made in the contract and Presley must pay $100 per kitten. c. Presley need not pay anything due to the mistake. d. Collins must pay Presley's attorney for drafting the contract.

Which of the following represents an agency relationship?     1)  Horace wants to sell his farm and hires Marcie as his realtor. The two agree that if Marcie finds a buyer for the farm at Horace's price, then Horace will pay Marcie 7% of the price he receives.   2)  Bob dies and leaves his assets in a trust for his minor child, Lilly. In the trust, Bob appoints Reggie as the trustee to act for Lilly's benefit. Since Reggie has a fiduciary duty to Lilly as trustee, Reggie is Lilly's agent.   3)  Lucy contracts to sell her car to Tony for $5,000. Tony purchases the car only to find it not in the condition that Lucy described it. Tony is claiming that Lucy violated her fiduciary duty to him as his agent under the agreement.   4)  Hunt is an attorney of questionable ethics. Roger, one of Hunt's clients, is arrested for DUI, but appears to be too intoxicated to consent to a breath test. Hunt is contacted by…