Consideration refers to the time that a party takes to evaluate a deal.
To pay on receipt of certain goods is “something of legally sufficient value.”
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To be legally sufficient, consideration must be something of value in the eyes of the law.
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Adequacy of consideration refers to “how much” consideration is given.
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Essentially, adequacy of consideration concerns the fairness of the bargain.
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The party making a promise is the promisor.
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Failure to perform a moral obligation usually creates legal liability.
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The element of intent is not very important in determining whether a contract has been formed.
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Only one party entering into a contract must have the legal capacity to do so for a valid contract to exist.
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The one element necessary for an offer to be effective is a price based on market value.
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An expression of opinion can evidence an intent to enter into a binding agreement.
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An expression of a willingness to discuss the possibility of entering into a contract is not an offer.
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In rare circumstances, a price quotation may be regarded as an offer.
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Courts generally do not presume the existence of contractual capacity.
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A party may have the capacity to enter into a valid contract but also have the right to avoid liability under it.
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A minor can disaffirm a contract but not set aside all legal obligations under it.
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For a minor to disaffirm a contract, he or she must present the contract to a court.
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Ordinarily, minors can disaffirm contracts even when they have misrepresented their age.
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In many states, if a minor does business in the manner of an adult, his or her related contracts are fully enforceable.
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A contract to do something that is prohibited by federal statutory law is void from the outset.
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A contract that calls for an action contrary to public policy is illegal but not unenforceable.
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The performance of a contract is never rendered illegal by a statute after the parties have already entered into the contract.
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Traditionally, the states considered gambling contracts legal and enforceable.
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Voluntary consent is not lacking if one or more of the parties is mistaken about an important fact concerning the subject matter of the contract.
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A material fact is a fact that is important and central to the subject matter of a contract.
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The primary purpose of the Statute of Frauds is to ensure that all parties to a contract understand all of the terms of the contract.
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Under the Statute of Frauds, certain contracts must be in writing to be enforceable.
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The Statute of Frauds operates as a defense to the enforcement of an oral contract for the sale of land.
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For a particular contract to fall under the one-year rule, the parties must subjectively believe that its performance is impossible to complete within a year.
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If a contract condition is not satisfied, the obligations of the parties are not discharged.
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The most common way to terminate contractual duties is by performance.
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There is no difference between complete and substantial performance.