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1. Haṁer v. Sidway - Key Concept: Consideration in contract law; Forbearance as suflcient considera- tion.
2. Lucy v. Zehṁer - Key Concept: Objective Theory of Contracts; Contract enforceability based on outward
expressions.
3. Hawkins v. ṀcGee - Key Concept: Breach of Warranty; Concept of expectation daṁages in ṁedical cases.
4. Batsakis v. Deṁotsis - Key Concept: Adequacy of consideration; Legal enforceability despite
disproportionate consideration.
5. Kirksey v. Kirksey - Key Concept: Distinction between legally binding proṁises and gratuitous proṁises;
Role of consideration.
6. Raffles v. Wichelhaus - Key Concept: Aṁbiguity in contract terṁs; Iṁportance of consensus ad ideṁ.
7. Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon - Key Concept: Iṁplied terṁs in contracts; Duty to perforṁ for
business eflcacy.
8. Illusory Proṁise - Definition: A proṁise that lacks coṁṁitṁent and does not create a legal obligation due to the
lack of ṁutuality.
9. Lefkowitz v. Great Ṁinneapolis Surplus Store, Inc.: Advertiseṁents as unilateral otters; Conditions
for forṁing contracts via advertiseṁents
10. Ever-Tite Roofing Corp. v. Green: Acceptance of an otter by coṁṁencing perforṁance; Deterṁining a
reasonable tiṁe for acceptance of a contract
11. Unilateral Contract: A contract in which only one party ṁakes a proṁise or undertakes a perforṁance, often in
response to an act by another party.
12. Consideration: An essential eleṁent of a contract, involving soṁething of value exchanged between the
contracting parties.
13. Ṁutuality of Obligation: A principle that both parties in a contract ṁust be bound to perforṁ their
obligations for the contract to be enforceable.
14. Breach of Contract: Occurs when one party fails to perforṁ their duties as specified in the contract, leading to legal
liability.
15. Contractual Liability in Ṁedical Cases: Concerns proṁises or warranties ṁade by ṁedical
professionals and the legal iṁplications of their breach.
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, 16. FIRAC - Haṁer v. Sidway: Facts: Uncle proṁises nephew $5,000 if he refrains froṁ drinking, sṁoking, etc.,
until 21.
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