Questions from Business Law


Q: Interactive Data Corp. hired Daniel Foley as an assistant product manager

Interactive Data Corp. hired Daniel Foley as an assistant product manager at a starting salary of $18,500. Over the next six years Interactive steadily promoted Foley until he became Los Angeles branc...

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Q: In 1966, Arketex Ceramic Corp. sold land in rural Indiana

In 1966, Arketex Ceramic Corp. sold land in rural Indiana to Malcolm Aukerman. The deed described the southern boundary as the section line between sections 11 and 14 of the land. Further south than t...

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Q: You want to lease your automobile to a friend for the summer

You want to lease your automobile to a friend for the summer but do not want to pay a lawyer to draw up the lease. Joanna, a neighbor, is in law school. She is not licensed to practice law. She offers...

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Q: John Stevens owned a dilapidated apartment that he rented to James and

John Stevens owned a dilapidated apartment that he rented to James and Cora Chesney for a low rent. The Chesneys began to remodel and rehabilitate the unit. Over a four-year period, they installed two...

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Q: Gail Norton began dating Russell Hoyt under the mistaken impression that he

Gail Norton began dating Russell Hoyt under the mistaken impression that he was single. She later learned that he was married, but he repeatedly assured her he was getting a divorce. Six years later,...

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Q: Pennsylvania contracted with Envirotest Systems, Inc., an Arizona company,

Pennsylvania contracted with Envirotest Systems, Inc., an Arizona company, to build 86 automobile emissions inspection stations in 25 counties and operate them for seven years. This contract is worth...

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Q: Ryder leased a truck to Florida Food Service; Powers, an

Ryder leased a truck to Florida Food Service; Powers, an employee, drove it to make deliveries. He noticed that the door strap used to close the rear door was frayed, and he asked Ryder to fix it. Ryd...

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Q: Each year, the sale of Girl Scout cookies is the major

Each year, the sale of Girl Scout cookies is the major fund-raiser for local troops. But because the organization was criticized for promoting such unhealthy food, it introduced a new cookie, Mango C...

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Q: Central Maine Power Co. made a promotional offer in which it

Central Maine Power Co. made a promotional offer in which it promised to pay a substantial sum to any homeowner or builder who constructed new housing heated with electricity. Motel Services, Inc., wh...

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Q: Pacific Express began operating as an airline in 1982. It had

Pacific Express began operating as an airline in 1982. It had routes connecting western cities with Los Angeles and San Francisco and by the summer of 1983 was beginning to show a profit. In 1983, Uni...

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