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i. Capacity to contract is an important element of a legally enforceable contract.
Required:
Explain the capacity of the following persons to enter into a contract:
ii. Explain a valid and binding contract on infants.
iii. Explain void contracts by infants.
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i. A contract may be enforced if the parties have an intention to enter into a legally enforceable agreement.
Required:
Explain ONE way by which the courts determine whether or not the parties to an agreement have an intention to create legal relations.
ii. Case Scenario:
‘A’ and ‘B’ entered into an agreement to meet at a gym for their daily physical fitness exercises. ‘B’ forgot about the agreement and kept ‘A’ waiting endlessly. ‘A’ is furious and intends to sue ‘B’ for breach of agreement.
Required:
Advise ‘A’, stating the legal issue involved.
iii. Case Scenario:
‘A’ is a dealer in textile materials. He sold ten bales of textile materials to ‘B,’ his childhood friend. ‘B’ has refused to pay for the ten bales of materials, arguing that he is a friend of ‘A.’
Required:
Advise ‘A,’ who intends to sue ‘B,’ stating the legal issue involved.
iv. Case Scenario:
‘A’ promised to attend a luncheon organized by ‘B.’ ‘B’ spent a lot of money to prepare for the luncheon. ‘A’ did not turn up as agreed. ‘B’ is aggrieved and intends to sue ‘A’ for the cost of the special dish.
Required:
Advise ‘B,’ stating the legal issues involved.
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For a contract to be binding on all the parties to it, it must not be tainted by any vitiating element. Undue influence is one of such vitiating elements.
Required: Explain briefly undue influence as a vitiating element in a contract.
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Samuel, aged 16, is the son of Chief Luke Umeh, a multi-billionaire. Two weeks ago, Samuel drove his father’s 2011 model Jeep vehicle to a car exhibition. At the exhibition, he saw a year 2012 model of the same Jeep and entered into a contract with the manufacturers to buy two of the latest Jeep. The two Jeeps were delivered to Samuel and he drives them to his secondary school to impress his school mates. The manufacturers of the Jeep, Manny Auto Engineering Limited, requested payment for the Jeeps but Samuel refused to pay, claiming that he is an infant. The manufacturers are insisting on full payment for the vehicles by Chief Umeh.
Required: Advise the following parties on the implications of their actions:
(i) The manufacturers;
(ii) Samuel; and
(iii) Chief Luke Umeh.
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i. Capacity to contract is an important element of a legally enforceable contract.
Required:
Explain the capacity of the following persons to enter into a contract:
ii. Explain a valid and binding contract on infants.
iii. Explain void contracts by infants.
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i. A contract may be enforced if the parties have an intention to enter into a legally enforceable agreement.
Required:
Explain ONE way by which the courts determine whether or not the parties to an agreement have an intention to create legal relations.
ii. Case Scenario:
‘A’ and ‘B’ entered into an agreement to meet at a gym for their daily physical fitness exercises. ‘B’ forgot about the agreement and kept ‘A’ waiting endlessly. ‘A’ is furious and intends to sue ‘B’ for breach of agreement.
Required:
Advise ‘A’, stating the legal issue involved.
iii. Case Scenario:
‘A’ is a dealer in textile materials. He sold ten bales of textile materials to ‘B,’ his childhood friend. ‘B’ has refused to pay for the ten bales of materials, arguing that he is a friend of ‘A.’
Required:
Advise ‘A,’ who intends to sue ‘B,’ stating the legal issue involved.
iv. Case Scenario:
‘A’ promised to attend a luncheon organized by ‘B.’ ‘B’ spent a lot of money to prepare for the luncheon. ‘A’ did not turn up as agreed. ‘B’ is aggrieved and intends to sue ‘A’ for the cost of the special dish.
Required:
Advise ‘B,’ stating the legal issues involved.
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For a contract to be binding on all the parties to it, it must not be tainted by any vitiating element. Undue influence is one of such vitiating elements.
Required: Explain briefly undue influence as a vitiating element in a contract.
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Samuel, aged 16, is the son of Chief Luke Umeh, a multi-billionaire. Two weeks ago, Samuel drove his father’s 2011 model Jeep vehicle to a car exhibition. At the exhibition, he saw a year 2012 model of the same Jeep and entered into a contract with the manufacturers to buy two of the latest Jeep. The two Jeeps were delivered to Samuel and he drives them to his secondary school to impress his school mates. The manufacturers of the Jeep, Manny Auto Engineering Limited, requested payment for the Jeeps but Samuel refused to pay, claiming that he is an infant. The manufacturers are insisting on full payment for the vehicles by Chief Umeh.
Required: Advise the following parties on the implications of their actions:
(i) The manufacturers;
(ii) Samuel; and
(iii) Chief Luke Umeh.
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