Questions from Business Law

Q: Jerome is an elderly man who lives with his nephew, Philip

Jerome is an elderly man who lives with his nephew, Philip. Jerome is totally dependent on Philip’s support. Philip tells Jerome that unless Jerome transfers a tract of land he owns to Philip for a pr...

Q: Gemma promises a local hardware store that she will pay for a

Gemma promises a local hardware store that she will pay for a lawn mower that her brother is purchasing on credit if the brother fails to pay the debt. Must this promise be in writing to be enforceabl...

Q: Charter One Bank owned a fifteen-story commercial building. A

Charter One Bank owned a fifteen-story commercial building. A fire inspector told Charter that the building’s drinking-water and fire-suppression systems were linked, which violated building codes. Wi...

Q: Newmark & Co. Real Estate, Inc., contacted 2615 East

Newmark & Co. Real Estate, Inc., contacted 2615 East 17 Street Realty, LLC, to lease certain real property on behalf of a client. Newmark e-mailed the landlord a separate agreement for the payment of...

Q: Rimma Vaks and her husband, Steven Mangano, executed a written

Rimma Vaks and her husband, Steven Mangano, executed a written contract with Denise Ryan and Ryan Auction Co. to auction their furnishings. The six-page contract provided a detailed summary of the par...

Q: After twenty-nine years of marriage, Robert and Mary Lou

After twenty-nine years of marriage, Robert and Mary Lou Tuttle were divorced. They admitted in court that before they were married, they had signed a prenuptial agreement. They agreed that the agreem...

Q: Joy Pervis and Brenda Pauley worked together as talent agents in Georgia

Joy Pervis and Brenda Pauley worked together as talent agents in Georgia. When Pervis “discovered” actress Dakota Fanning, Pervis sent Fanning’s audition tape to Cindy Osbrink, a talent agent in Calif...

Q: Before their marriage, Linda and Gerald Heiden executed a prenuptial agreement

Before their marriage, Linda and Gerald Heiden executed a prenuptial agreement. The agreement provided that “no spouse shall have any right in the property of the other spouse, even in the event of th...

Q: On behalf of BRJM, LLC, Nicolas Kepple offered Howard Engelsen

On behalf of BRJM, LLC, Nicolas Kepple offered Howard Engelsen $210,000 for a parcel of land known as lot five on the north side of Barnes Road in Stonington, Connecticut. Engelsen’s company, Output S...

Q: Wilken owes Rivera $2,000. Howie promises Wilken that

Wilken owes Rivera $2,000. Howie promises Wilken that he will pay Rivera the $2,000 in return for Wilken’s promise to give Howie’s children guitar lessons. Is Rivera an intended beneficiary of the How...