Questions from Business Law

Q: Dean was hired on February 12 as a sales manager of the

Dean was hired on February 12 as a sales manager of the Co-op Dairy for a minimum period of one year with the dairy agreeing to pay his moving expenses. By February 26, Dean had signed a lease, moved...

Q: Yokel, a grower of soybeans, had sold soybeans to Campbell

Yokel, a grower of soybeans, had sold soybeans to Campbell Grain and Seed Company and other grain companies in the past. Campbell entered into an oral contract with Yokel to purchase soybeans from him...

Q: Presti claims that he reached an oral agreement with Wilson by telephone

Presti claims that he reached an oral agreement with Wilson by telephone in October to buy a horse for $60,000. Presti asserts that he sent Wilson a bill of sale and a postdated check, which Wilson re...

Q: Lavinia Lane received a check from Wilmore Enterprises, Inc., drawn

Lavinia Lane received a check from Wilmore Enterprises, Inc., drawn on the Citizens Bank of Erehwon, in the sum of $10,000. Mrs. Lane indorsed the check “Mrs. Lavinia Lane for deposit only, Account of...

Q: Stephens delivered 184 bushels of corn to Aubrey, for which he

Stephens delivered 184 bushels of corn to Aubrey, for which he was to receive $478.23. Aubrey issued a check with $478.23 typewritten in numbers, and on the line customarily used to express the amount...

Q: Louie E. Brown worked for the Phelps Dodge Corporation under an

Louie E. Brown worked for the Phelps Dodge Corporation under an oral contract for approximately twenty-three years. In 2011, he was suspended from work for unauthorized possession of company property....

Q: Katz offered to purchase land from Joiner, and, after negotiating

Katz offered to purchase land from Joiner, and, after negotiating the terms, Joiner accepted. On October 13, over the telephone, both parties agreed to extend the time period for completing and mailin...

Q: When Mr. McClam died, he left the family farm,

When Mr. McClam died, he left the family farm, heavily mortgaged, to his wife and children. To save the farm from foreclosure, Mrs. McClam planned to use insurance proceeds and her savings to pay off...

Q: Green was the owner of a large department store. On Wednesday

Green was the owner of a large department store. On Wednesday, January 26, he talked to Smith and said, “I will hire you to act as sales manager in my store for one year at a salary of $48,000. You ar...

Q: Butler Brothers Building Company sublet all of the work in a highway

Butler Brothers Building Company sublet all of the work in a highway construction contract to Ganley Brothers, Inc. Soon thereafter, Ganley brought this action against Butler for fraud in the induceme...