Questions from Business Law

Q: Mrs. French was the highest bidder on eight antique guns at

Mrs. French was the highest bidder on eight antique guns at an auction held by Sotheby & Company. Mrs. French made a down payment on the guns but subsequently refused to accept the guns and refused to...

Q: Alice was Peter’s traveling salesperson and was authorized to collect accounts.

Alice was Peter’s traveling salesperson and was authorized to collect accounts. Before the agreed termination of the agency, Peter wrongfully discharged Alice. Peter did not notify anyone of Alice’s t...

Q: Harris, owner of certain land known as Red Bank, mailed

Harris, owner of certain land known as Red Bank, mailed a letter to Byron, a real estate broker in City X, stating, “I have been thinking of selling Red Bank. I have never met you, but a friend has ad...

Q: While crossing a public highway in the city, Joel was struck

While crossing a public highway in the city, Joel was struck by a horse-drawn cart driven by Morison’s agent. The agent was traveling between Burton Crescent Mews and Finchley on his employer’s busine...

Q: Serges is the owner of a retail meat marketing business. Without

Serges is the owner of a retail meat marketing business. Without authority his managing agent borrowed $3,500 from David, on Serges’s behalf, for use in Serges’s business. Serges paid $200 on the alle...

Q: Sherwood negligently ran into the rear of Austen’s car, which was

Sherwood negligently ran into the rear of Austen’s car, which was stopped at a stoplight. As a result, Austen received bodily injuries and her car was damaged. Sherwood, arts editor for the Mississipp...

Q: Aretta J. Parkinson owned a two-hundred-acre farm

Aretta J. Parkinson owned a two-hundred-acre farm in a state that requires written authority for an agent to sell land. Prior to her death on December 23, Parkinson deeded a one-eighth undivided inter...

Q: Chris Zulliger was a chef at the Plaza Restaurant in the Snowbird

Chris Zulliger was a chef at the Plaza Restaurant in the Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah. The restaurant is located at the base of a mountain. As a chef for the Plaza, Zulliger was instructed by his super...

Q: Van D. Costas, Inc. (Costas) entered into

Van D. Costas, Inc. (Costas) entered into a contract to remodel the entrance of the Magic Moment Restaurant owned by Seascape Restaurants, Inc. Rosenberg, part owner and president of Seascape, signed...

Q: Virginia and her husband Ronnie Hulbert were involved in an accident in

Virginia and her husband Ronnie Hulbert were involved in an accident in Mobile County when their automobile collided with another automobile driven by Dr. Murray’s nanny. The nanny’s regular duties of...