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satisfaction - ANSWER ✓ the debtor's payment of the reduced amount
unliquidated - ANSWER ✓ when the debt is __________ the parties may enter
into an accord and satisfaction
capacity - ANSWER ✓ - third element of a legally binding contract
- this person has the legal ability to understand his or her rights and obligations
under a contract and will presumably comply with the terms.
incapacity (incompetence) - ANSWER ✓ possession of a mental or physical
defect that prevents a natural person from being able to enter into a legally binding
contract
limited capacity - ANSWER ✓ can only enter into voidable contracts
minor - ANSWER ✓ someone under the age of 18
a person is given full legal capacity to enter into contracts when he or she becomes
emancipated before reaching the age of majority.
emancipation - ANSWER ✓ a minor's parents or legal guardians give up their
right to exercise legal control over the minor
- typically, when the minor moves out of the parents' house and begins support
himself or herself.
voidable - ANSWER ✓ any contract entered into by a minor is ______ by the
minor (and only the minor) until he or she reaches the age of majority or a
reasonable time thereafter.
, should not - ANSWER ✓ minors ________ have the right to disaffirm contracts
for life insurance, health insurance, psychological counseling, the performance of
duties related to stock and bond transfers and bank accounts, education loan
contracts, child support contracts, marriage contracts, and enlistment in the armed
services
disaffirm - ANSWER ✓ minors can ________ contracts for necessities, but they
will still be held liable for the reasonable value of the necessary.
express ratification - ANSWER ✓ after reaching the age of majority, the person
states orally or in writing that he or she intends to be bound by the contract entered
into as a minor.
implied ratification - ANSWER ✓ when the former minor takes some action after
reaching the age of majority consistent with intent to ratify the contract.
are not - ANSWER ✓ Parents _______ liable for contracts entered into by their
minor children.
when parents are liable for - ANSWER ✓ when a child causes harm if it can be
proved that the parent failed to properly supervise the child, thereby subjecting
others to an unreasonable risk of harm.
the other party had reason to know that intoxication rendered the person unable to
understand the nature and consequences of the transaction or unable to act in a
reasonable manner in relation to the transaction - ANSWER ✓ contracts of an
intoxicated person are voidable if...
not be sympathetic - ANSWER ✓ courts tend to ______ to intoxicated people
statute of frauds - ANSWER ✓ state-level legislations that addresses the
enforceability of contracts that fail to meet the requirements set forth in the statute;
serves to protect promisors from poorly considered oral contracts by requiring that
certain contracts be in writing
Assault - ANSWER ✓ Intentional act that causes another person to reasonably
fear imminent harmful or offensive contact. No physical contact required.
, Battery - ANSWER ✓ Intentional harmful or offensive physical contact with
another person without consent.
Wrongful Death - ANSWER ✓ A tort claim brought by surviving family
members when someone's death is caused by another's wrongful act or negligence.
False Imprisonment - ANSWER ✓ Intentional confinement of a person without
consent and without legal authority.
Shopkeeper's Exception - ANSWER ✓ Allows a merchant to detain a suspected
shoplifter for a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner to investigate theft,
without liability for false imprisonment.
Defamation - ANSWER ✓ False statement of fact communicated to a third party
that harms someone's reputation.
Libel vs. Slander - ANSWER ✓ Libel = written/published defamation. Slander =
spoken defamation.
Truth & Privilege - ANSWER ✓ Truth is an absolute defense to defamation.
Privilege (absolute or qualified) protects certain statements made in specific
contexts (e.g., legislative proceedings).
Actual Malice - ANSWER ✓ Knowledge that a statement is false OR reckless
disregard for its truth/falsity. Required for public figures to win a defamation case.
4 Private Torts - ANSWER ✓ The four intentional torts against persons: assault,
battery, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Appropriation for Commercial Gain - ANSWER ✓ Using another person's name,
likeness, or identity for commercial benefit without their consent.
Intrusion on Individual's Affairs or Seclusion - ANSWER ✓ Intentionally
invading someone's private affairs or physical solitude in a way a reasonable
person would find offensive.
Trespass (4 Different Ways) - ANSWER ✓ (1) Trespass to land, (2) Nuisance, (3)
Trespass to personal property (trespass to chattels), (4) Conversion.
, Nuisance - ANSWER ✓ Unreasonable interference with another person's use and
enjoyment of their land.
Trespass to Personal Property - ANSWER ✓ Intentional interference with another
person's personal property without consent, causing damage (also called trespass to
chattels).
Conversion - ANSWER ✓ Intentional taking or substantial interference with
someone else's personal property so serious it warrants forcing the defendant to
pay full value.
Deceptive Marketing - ANSWER ✓ Elements of Deceptive Marketing: (1) A
representation, omission, or practice, (2) that is likely to mislead consumers, (3)
acting reasonably under the circumstances.
Who Can Sue - ANSWER ✓ Consumers, competitors, and the government (FTC)
can bring actions for deceptive marketing.
What Remedies - ANSWER ✓ Money damages, injunction (stop the conduct),
corrective advertising, and specific performance.
Disparagement - ANSWER ✓ False statements about a competitor's products or
business that cause economic harm. Also called trade libel or product
disparagement.
Unfair Competition & Food Misrepresentation - ANSWER ✓ Unfair competition
= deceptive business practices that harm competitors or consumers. Food
misrepresentation = false claims about food products (e.g., misleading labels).
Negligence - ANSWER ✓ Elements of Negligence: (1) Duty, (2) Breach of duty,
(3) Causation (actual + proximate), (4) Damages.
Reasonable Person Standard - ANSWER ✓ The conduct of a hypothetically
reasonable, prudent person used as the benchmark to determine if a duty was
breached.