Questions from Business Law


Q: Record owned a farm that was managed by his agent, Berry

Record owned a farm that was managed by his agent, Berry, who lived on the farm. Berry hired Wagner to bale the hay and told him to bill Record for this work. Wagner did so and was paid by Record. By...

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Q: The Holzmans signed an exclusive listing agreement with the Blum real estate

The Holzmans signed an exclusive listing agreement with the Blum real estate brokerage firm. The con- tract provided that the Holzmans had an obligation to pay a commission “ if they enter into a writ...

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Q: Tillie Flinn properly executed a durable power of attorney designating her nephew

Tillie Flinn properly executed a durable power of attorney designating her nephew James C. Flanders and/or Martha E. Flanders, his wife, as her attorney in fact. Seven months later, Martha Flanders we...

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Q: Lew owns a store on Canal Street in New Orleans. He

Lew owns a store on Canal Street in New Orleans. He paid a person named Mike and other individuals commissions for customers brought into the store. Lew testified that he had known Mike for less than...

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Q: Martha Christiansen owns women ’ s apparel stores bearing her name in

Martha Christiansen owns women ’ s apparel stores bearing her name in New Seabury, Massachusetts; Lake Placid, New York; Palm Beach, Florida; and Palm Springs, California. At a meeting with her four s...

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Q: Fred Schilling, the president and administrator of Florence General Hospital,

Fred Schilling, the president and administrator of Florence General Hospital, made a contract, dated August 16, 1989, on behalf of the hospital with CMK Associates to transfer the capacity to utilize...

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Q: Real estate broker Donald Alley Sr. had a listing contract that

Real estate broker Donald Alley Sr. had a listing contract that gave him the exclusive right to sell Wayman Ellison ’ s farm for at least $200,000. Ellison was told that a buyer was found. The buyer,...

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Q: Francis Gagnon, an elderly gentleman, signed a power of attorney

Francis Gagnon, an elderly gentleman, signed a power of attorney authorizing his daughter, Joan, “ to sell any of my real estate and to execute any document needed to carry out the sale ... and to add...

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Q: Daniels and Julian were employed by the Marriott Hotel in New Orleans

Daniels and Julian were employed by the Marriott Hotel in New Orleans and were close personal friends. One day after work, Daniels and Julian went to Werlein ’ s music store to open a credit account....

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Q: What is a contract?

What is a contract?

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