Exam 9: Introduction to Contracts

Abby promises to pay Brian $50 if he mows her lawn.Brian does not promise to mow Abby's lawn;however,later that day,Brian completely and satisfactorily mowed Abby's lawn.This is an example of a unilateral contract.

Which of the following is a doctrine by which courts imply,as a matter of law,a promise to pay the reasonable value of goods or services when the party receiving such goods or services has knowingly done so under circumstances that make it unfair to retain them without paying for them?

Ann wants to download Adobe Acrobat software from the Internet.Prior to downloading,a standardized online contract appears on the screen that requires her to click on an icon indicating agreement,before she can proceed in the program.Such contracts are called:

The CISG:

Promissory estoppel protects reliance on a promise from one party to another.

The CISG applies only to sales of goods and commercial parties.

The Uniform Commercial Code sufficiently addresses the concerns that parties have when contracts are made to create or distribute information.

Sometimes,Article 2 of the UCC holds merchants to standards different from the standards it applies to nonmerchants.

Standardized contracts present the dangers that the party who signs the contract:

The text discusses that the drafters of the Uniform Commercial Code had several purposes in mind.Which of the following was not one of those purposes?

Calvin tells Sara that he will sell her his car for $5,000.Sara agrees.The exchange is to take place in 10 days.The contract between Calvin and Sara is now:

In the case in the text,Trapani Construction Co.v.Elliot Group,Inc. ,the court held that:

Speaking generally,a quasi-contract applies where there has been foreseeable reliance on an express promise.

Which of the following terms refers to legal value that is bargained for and given in exchange for an act or promise?

The mutual agreement necessary to create an express contract must be evidenced by a writing.

A contract in which the parties have not yet fully performed their obligations is called a(n):

Jim purchased software on a CD-ROM disc to complete his taxes.The CD-ROM was bundled in a sealed package with a notice that stated that the consumer was agreeing to the terms of the proposed standardized license agreement when he broke the seal on the packaging.This is called a(n)________ contract.

A void contract is:

Article 2 of the UCC never applies to mixed goods-services contracts.

Not every promise is legally enforceable.