Questions from Business Law

Q: Discount is a discount appliance chain store that continually sells goods at

Discount is a discount appliance chain store that continually sells goods at a price below manufacturers’ suggested retail prices. A, B, and C, the three largest manufacturers of appliances, agree tha...

Q: John purchased for cash a Revenge automobile manufactured by Japanese Motors,

John purchased for cash a Revenge automobile manufactured by Japanese Motors, Ltd., from an authorized franchised dealer in the United States. The dealer told John that the car had a “twenty-four mont...

Q: Central Adjustment Bureau allegedly threatened Consumer with a lawsuit, service at

Central Adjustment Bureau allegedly threatened Consumer with a lawsuit, service at his office, and attachment and sale of his property in order to collect a debt, although it did not intend to carry o...

Q: Jane Jones, a married woman, applies for a credit card

Jane Jones, a married woman, applies for a credit card from Exxon but is refused credit. Jane is bewildered as to why she was turned down. What are her legal rights in this situation?

Q: Frank finds Thomas’s wallet, which contains many credit cards and Thomas’s

Frank finds Thomas’s wallet, which contains many credit cards and Thomas’s identification. By using Thomas’s identification and VISA card, Frank goes on a shopping spree and runs up $5,000 in charges....

Q: Atlantic Cement operated a large cement plant. Neighboring landowners sued for

Atlantic Cement operated a large cement plant. Neighboring landowners sued for damages and an injunction, claiming that their properties were injured by the dirt, smoke, and vibrations coming from the...

Q: Seindenberg and Hutchinson (the site owners) leased a four-

Seindenberg and Hutchinson (the site owners) leased a four-acre tract of land (the Bluff Road site) to a chemical manufacturing corporation (COCC). While the lease initially was for the sole purpose o...

Q: On July 15, Adler purchased in Chicago a Buick sedan,

On July 15, Adler purchased in Chicago a Buick sedan, intending to drive it that day to St. Louis, Missouri. He telephoned a friend, Maruchek, who was in the insurance business, and told him that he w...

Q: Graham owns a building having a fair market value of $120

Graham owns a building having a fair market value of $120,000. She takes out a fire insurance policy from the Bentley Insurance Company for $72,000; the policy contains an 80 percent co-insurance clau...

Q: Under an oral agreement, Hyer rented from Bateman a vacant lot

Under an oral agreement, Hyer rented from Bateman a vacant lot for a filling station. Hyer placed on the lot a lightly constructed building bolted to a concrete slab and several storage tanks laid on...