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Businss Law Questions Please Help?

Postby egan » Sat May 19, 2012 11:46 pm

1. Robert is a pastor at United Church. One of the members of his congregation, Mrs. Smith, is a very devour believer. Pastor Robert convinces Mrs. Smith to sell him her farm for $5,000. The actual value of the farm is $500,000. Mrs. Smith dies and her estate (heirs) sues to get her farm back. What is the estate's best arguement to have the contract between Pastor Robert and Mrs. Smith rescinded?

a) This is a case of fraud by concealment
b) Pastor Robert exerted undue influence over Mrs. Smith
c) The parties made a mutual mistake of value
d) Mrs. Smith made a unilateral mistake
e) Mrs. Smith should have consulted A lawyer before entering the contract

2. In a situation where one party to a contract has lied about the subject matter in order to entice (convince) the other party to enter into a contract, the type of fraud that would most likely be present is:
a) fraud in the execution
b) fraud in the inducement
c) fraud by mistake
d) fraud by undue influence
e) fraud by duress

3. The owner of a dance studio tells Rupert if he takes just one dance lesson for $50, his life will change forever. Rupert takes the lesson and his life remains the same. The dance instructor's statement could be described as:
a) duress
b) fraud in the inception
c) statements of opinion or sales talk
d) fraud by concealment
e) undue influence

4.Marge and Computer Company (CC) enter into an oral contract under which Marge agrees to program computers for CC for two years. This contract is:
a) enforceable by Marge only
b) enforceable by CC only
c) enforceable by either party
d) not enforceable

5. Prior to signing a written agreement for hotel accommodations that provided for no refunds, the hotel manager said to the guest, "We will give refunds if you have a good reason." Assuming there was no fraud on the part of the hotel:
a) The guest can introduce evidence of the oral statement to prove her entitlement to a refund
b) The oral statement will take precedence over the terms of the written agreement
c) The oral statement will not be considered evidence of the contract terms by a court
d) The contract is against public policy because of its mixture of oral and written terms
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