Questions from Business Law

Q: In 1963 the Saturday Evening Post featured an article entitled “The

In 1963 the Saturday Evening Post featured an article entitled “The Story of a College Football Fix,” characterized in the subtitle as “A Shocking Report of How Wally Butts and Bear Bryant Rigged a Ga...

Q: On July 5, 2009, Richard Price signed a written employment

On July 5, 2009, Richard Price signed a written employment contract as a new salesman with the Mercury Sup- ply Company. The contract was of indefinite duration and could be terminated by either party...

Q: On February 9, George Jackson and his neighbors, Karen and

On February 9, George Jackson and his neighbors, Karen and Steve Devenyn, drafted and signed a document that purported to convey a seventy-nine-acre parcel of land owned by Jackson. By the terms of th...

Q: In 1952, the estate of George Bernard Shaw granted to Gabriel

In 1952, the estate of George Bernard Shaw granted to Gabriel Pascal Enterprises, Limited, the exclusive rights to produce a musical play and a motion picture based on Shaw’s play Pygmalion. The agree...

Q: Members of Local 100, Transport Workers Union of America (TWU

Members of Local 100, Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), engaged in an eleven-day mass transit strike that paralyzed the life and commerce of the city of New York. Plaintiffs are engaged in the...

Q: On behalf of himself and other similarly situated options investors, Rick

On behalf of himself and other similarly situated options investors, Rick Lockwood sued defendant, Standard & Poor’s Corporation (Standard & Poor’s), for breach of contract. Lockwood alleged that he a...

Q: Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is an electric utility serving

Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is an electric utility serving the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. Panda-Brandywine, L.P. (Panda) is a “qualified facility” under the Public Utility Regulat...

Q: On August 20, Hildebrand entered into a written con- tract

On August 20, Hildebrand entered into a written con- tract with the city of Douglasville whereby he was to serve as community development project engineer for three years at an “annual fee” of $19,000...

Q: Walker & Co. contracted to provide a sign for Harrison to

Walker & Co. contracted to provide a sign for Harrison to place above his dry-cleaning business. According to the contract, Harrison would lease the sign from Walker, making monthly payments for thirt...

Q: K&G Construction Co. was the owner of and the

K&G Construction Co. was the owner of and the general contractor for a housing subdivision project. Harris contracted with the company to do excavating and earth-moving work on the project. Certain pr...