Questions from Business Law

Q: Ample Bright Development Ltd. is a Chinese trading company that receives

Ample Bright Development Ltd. is a Chinese trading company that receives inquiries from overseas companies regarding handbag accessories and finds suitable Chinese factories to produce those accessori...

Q: The defendant entered into a contract to sell hops to the plaintiff

The defendant entered into a contract to sell hops to the plaintiff in London, as follows: . . . one hundred bales, equal to or better than choice brewing Pacific Coast hops of each of the crops of th...

Q: The plaintiff had purchased ore from Oppenheimer. The plaintiff requested that

The plaintiff had purchased ore from Oppenheimer. The plaintiff requested that the defendant bank negotiate documents on its behalf from Oppenheimer covering a shipment of “cobalt ore analysis not les...

Q: In May 2005, Cedar Petrochemicals, Inc., a New Yorkbased

In May 2005, Cedar Petrochemicals, Inc., a New Yorkbased petrochemicals trader, entered into a contract with Dongbu Hannong Chemical Co., Ltd., a South Korean corporation, whereby the latter agreed to...

Q: Kumar sold 700 television sets to one of its largest customers,

Kumar sold 700 television sets to one of its largest customers, Nava, in Venezuela. The contract was on CIF terms, Maracaibo. However, they agreed that Nava would not pay Kumar until Nava actually sol...

Q: Tseng purchased a ticket on an El Al flight from New York

Tseng purchased a ticket on an El Al flight from New York to Tel Aviv. Prior to boarding, an El Al security guard questioned her about her travel plans. The guard considered her response “illogical” a...

Q: Dr. Abid Hanson was traveling with his wife and family aboard

Dr. Abid Hanson was traveling with his wife and family aboard an Olympic Airways flight from Athens to New York. He suffered from asthma and was affected by secondhand smoke. They were seated in a non...

Q: S.S. Sabine Howaldt, a small cargo vessel,

S.S. Sabine Howaldt, a small cargo vessel, was chartered for a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium, to Wilmington, Delaware. The ship was carrying steel products consigned to the plaintiff. The cargo was in...

Q: The plaintiff, Z.K. Marine, is an importer

The plaintiff, Z.K. Marine, is an importer of yachts for sale in the United States. In 1987, five yachts were shipped from Taiwan to the United States aboard the MV Archigetis. Each yacht was shipped...

Q: National Park Bank issued a letter of credit addressed to Ronconi &

National Park Bank issued a letter of credit addressed to Ronconi & Millar, beneficiary, at the request of its account party, Sun Herald, “covering the shipment of 1,322 tons of newsprint paper in 72½...