Smith and Roberson’s Business Law
17th Edition
ISBN: 9781337094757
Author: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 3Q
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To discuss: Whether this is a contract if so, which shipping SS is associated to this.
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