Questions from Business Law

Q: Aron, a college student, signs a one-year lease

Aron, a college student, signs a one-year lease agreement that runs from September 1 to August 31. The lease agreement specifies that the lease cannot be assigned without the landlord’s consent. In la...

Q: Bath Iron Works (BIW) offered a job to Thomas Devine

Bath Iron Works (BIW) offered a job to Thomas Devine, contingent on Devine’s passing a drug test. The testing was conducted by NorDx, a subcontractor of Roche Biomedical Laboratories. When NorDx found...

Q: David and Sandra Dess contracted with Sirva Relocation, LLC, to

David and Sandra Dess contracted with Sirva Relocation, LLC, to assist in selling their home. In their contract, the Desses agreed to disclose all information about the property—information on which S...

Q: District in Bexar County, Texas, hired STR Constructors, Ltd

District in Bexar County, Texas, hired STR Constructors, Ltd., to renovate a middle school. STR subcontracted the tile work in the school’s kitchen to Newman Tile, Inc. (NTI). The project had already...

Q: Russ Wyant owned Humble Ranch in Perkins County, South Dakota.

Russ Wyant owned Humble Ranch in Perkins County, South Dakota. Edward Humble, whose parents had previously owned the ranch, was Wyant’s uncle. Humble held a two-year option to buy the ranch. The optio...

Q: Dr. Jake Lambert signed an employment agreement with Baptist Health Services

Dr. Jake Lambert signed an employment agreement with Baptist Health Services, Inc., to provide cardiothoracic-surgery services to Baptist Memorial Hospital–North Mississippi, Inc., in Oxford, Mississi...

Q: Premier Building & Development, Inc., entered a listing agreement giving

Premier Building & Development, Inc., entered a listing agreement giving Sunset Gold Realty, LLC, the exclusive right to find a tenant for some commercial property. The terms of the listing agreement...

Q: Carnack contracts to sell his house and lot to Willard for $

Carnack contracts to sell his house and lot to Willard for $100,000. The terms of the contract call for Willard to make a deposit of 10 percent of the purchase price as a down payment. The terms furth...

Q: Lauren Barton, a single mother with three children, lived in

Lauren Barton, a single mother with three children, lived in Portland, Oregon. Cynthia VanHorn also lived in Oregon until she moved to New York City to open and operate an art gallery. VanHorn asked B...

Q: Middleton Motors, Inc., a struggling Ford dealership in Wisconsin,

Middleton Motors, Inc., a struggling Ford dealership in Wisconsin, sought managerial and financial assistance from Lindquist Ford, Inc., a successful Ford dealership in Iowa. While the two dealerships...