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127jEmploymentjDiscriminationjLawj(Questionsj298-340) Pagesj127-143
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1
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2
, sale.jSamjsignsjitjandjleaves,jbutjajweekjlaterjhejcomesjtojyoujandjclaimsjhejdidn’tjknowjwhatjhejw
asjdoingjandjwantsjtojdisaffirmjthejcontract.
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Answer:jFalse.jAjkeyjfactjisjthatjthisjhomejworthj$100,000jwasjsoldjforj$60,000j–
jajvastlyjlowjpricejthatjthejneighborjmustjhavejknownjwasjridiculouslyjlow.jTherejwasjnojotherj
considerationjtojcompensatejforjthatjhugejdifferential.j Thus,jthejneighborjwasjputjonjnoticejt
hatjajmistakejorjthatjSamj–jknownjtojbejajdrunkard,jandjobviouslyjintoxicatedj–
jwasjincapacitated.jSeejLSBj272.-jHabitualjdrunkardjstatutes.jBarron’sjpagej132.
b. FactjPattern:jSidneyjandjHallejcreatejanjintegratedjcontractjthatjcompletelyjandjunambiguousl
yjlaysjoutjthejtermsjofjtheirjagreement.j SidneyjisjtojwashjHalle’sjcarjwithjsoapjandjwater,jvacuumj
everyjroomjinjherjhouse,jandjmowjherjlawn.j HallejisjtojpayjSidneyj$200jforjalljofjthis.jAjdisputejer
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edjthatjSidneyjwouldjwaxjthejcar,jalso.j HallejattemptsjtojofferjevidencejthatjSidneyjagreedjtojwax
jitjandjevenjaskedjwhatjkindjofjwaxjtojuse.jStatement: jOrdinarily,jHallejcanjpresentjthatjevidence.
Answer:jFalse.j LSBj300-
301.jInjanjintegratedjcontract,jcourtsjmustjstickjtojthejexpressjtermsjofjthejcontractjandjexclud
ejanyjextraneousjevidence.jHere,jthejcontractjspecificallyjonlyjmentionsjsoapjandjwater.
c. Statement:jSeekingjanjorderjofjspecificjperformancejcanjservejasjajvaluablejpost-
jjudgmentjbargainingjtooljtojinducejajlosingjdefendantjtojagreejtojajnewjcontractjmorejattractivejtojth
ejplaintiff.
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172.j“SpecificjPerformance”jcoversjthisjquestion.jLSBj336jcoversjthisjasjwell.j Note:jAnjinjunc
tionjorderingjspecificjperformancejcompelsjthejlosingjpartyjtojtakejactionsjtojconformjwithjthe
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that,jajdefendantjmayjpreferjtojreachjanotherjagreementjwithjthejwinningjplaintiffj-
je.g.,jpayjhimjsomethingjtojholdjontojthejrealjestatejorjthejrarejcoin.
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oldjTimmyjcomesjinjandjbuysjthejcard.j AsjTimmyjwalksjout,jSaljopensjajpricejguidejandjseesjthatjthej
cardjhasjgonejupjinjvaluejsincejthejlastjissue,jtoj$500.j HejcatchesjTimmyjoutsidejthejstorejandjtellsjTi
mmyjthatjhejmadejajmistakejandjthejcardjmustjbejreturnedjorjTimmyjmustjpayjthej$500.
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Answer:jFalse,jmistakejinjvaluejisjnotjvalidjgroundsjforjvoidingjajcontractjandjunilateraljmista
kejbyjthejpartyjbestjsuitedjforjcatchingjsuchjajmistakejisjnotjvoidable.j Timmy’sjinfancyjcannotj
bejusedjagainstjhim.jLSBj266.
e. Statement:jAjmerchant’sjfailurejtojanswerjajcustomer’sjmaterialjquestionjaboutjthejme
rchant’sjgoodsjgenerallyjwilljnotjsufficejasjanjelementjofjfraud.
Answer:jFalse.jSilencejisjnotjajfraud,jbutjfailurejtojanswerjajquestionjis.j SeejLSBj258-
259;jLectures;jBarron’sjpagej118.
2. Janejwalksjintojanjelectronicsjshopjtojlookjatjstereos.j Shejfindsjajstereojthatjhasjlabelsjonjitjreadin
gj“alljthejfeaturesjyoujcouldjwantjandjmore.”jJanejdecidesjtojpurchasejthejstereo.j Thejstorejclerkjte
llsjJanejthatjshejhasjtenjdaysjtojtryjoutjthejstereojrisk-
free,jduringjwhichjshejcanjreturnjitjforjajfulljrefund.j Ajmonthjlater,jJanejbringsjbackjthejstereojandjs
aysjthatjitjdoesjnotjhavejsurround-
soundjfeaturesjasjshejoriginallyjthoughtjitjmust,jandjthereforejshejwantsjher
3
, moneyjback.j Thejclerkjrefuses.j Choosejthejbestjanswer:
a. Janejordinarilyjcouldjgetjajcourtjtojorderjthejreturnjofjherjmoneyj(injexchangejforjthejst
ereo)jbecause,jonjthejpurchasejdate,jthejclerkjdidjnotjtelljJanejaboutjalljofjthejmachine
’sjfunctions/features.
b. AjcourtjwouldjmostjlikelyjrulejinjJane’sjfavorjbecausejthejtextjonjthejstereojlabelsjwasj
misleading.
c. Janejordinarilyjcouldjgetjajcourtjtojorderjthejreturnjofjherjmoneyj(injexchangejforjthejst
ereo)jbecausej“shady”j(e.g.,junethical)jdealingsjsuchjasjthesejarejnotjheldjtojthejnorm
aljstandardsjofjtimejperiodjrestrictions.
d. Janejprobablyjcannotjwinjinjcourt;jevenjifjthejtextjonjthejstereojlabelsjwasjsomewhatjm
isleading,jthejfactjthatjJanejhadjtenjrisk-
freejtrialjdaysjgavejherjamplejtimejtojtestjthejfunctionsjandjmakejupjherjmind.
e. Janejprobablyjhasjnojwinningjclaimjagainstjthejstorejbecausejthejlabels’jtextjdefi
nitelyjwasjpuffing,jandjJanejremainedjsilentjaboutjthejtextjwhenjshejpurchasedjt
hejstereo.
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jisjoverbroad.jWhilejthisjcertainlyjisjpuffery,jthejkeyjfactjisjthatjJanejfailedjtojabidejbyjthejterm
sjofjthejreturnjagreementjandjbringjitjbackjwithinj10jdays.j Shejthereforejwaivedjherjrightsjund
erjthejagreementjtojreturnjitjforjajrefund.j Afterjthej10jdays,jJanejisjpresumedjtojhavejcomplete
lyjacceptedjthejproductjasjacceptablejinjfulljaccordjandjsatisfaction.jLSBj255.
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a. Anjoraljcontractjbetweenjmerchants
b. Admissions
c. ThejParoljevidencejrule
d. Partialjperformance
e. Specially-madej goods
Answer—C:jparoljevidencejrule.j LSBj299-302;jBarron’sjpagej141.
4. AnjAmericanjbusiness,jBigjKidsjToyjCompany,jneedsjinventoryjforjitsjretailjstores.jOnjJanuaryj
1,j2019,jitjsendsjajsignedjletterjtojajMexicanjbusiness,jMassjPlasticojCreations,jInc.jofferingjtojbuyj
10,000jG.I.jJoejfiguresjforj$10,000.j BigjKidsjstatesjinjitsjletterjthatjitjwilljkeepjitsjofferjopenjuntiljJa
nuaryj30,j2019.j MassjPlasticojcontemplatesjthisjofferjandjdrawsjupjanjacceptancejletter.jJustjbefor
ejsendingjthejacceptance,jMassjPlasticojreceivesjajletterjfromjBigjKidsjrevokingjitsjofferjonjJanuar
yj25.jMassjPlasticojthenjsendsjthejacceptance,janyway,jthejfollowingjdayj(Januaryj26).jBigjKidsjre
ceivesjthejacceptancejonjJanuaryj29.jWilljBigjKidsjbejrequiredjtojproceedjwithjthejcontractjbyjMass
jPlastico’sjacceptance?
A. No,jthejmailboxjrulejmakesjthejrevocationjeffectivejbeforejMassjPlastico’sjacc
eptance.
B. No,jthisjisjanjinvalidjoptionjcontract
C. No,jthisjisjanjinvalidjcontractualjofferjbecausejMassjPlasticojdidjnotjgivejcon
siderationjforjkeepingjthejofferjopen.
D. Yes,jthejofferjwasjacceptedjbeforejBigjKidsjcouldjrevoke
E. Yes,jwrittenjoffersjforjanyjsalejofjgoodsjoverj$500jarejirrevocable
Answer-D:jLSBj226j–
jAnswerjAjwouldjbejtruejifjthejfirmjwrittenjofferjwerejnotjapplicable.jBjisjwrongjbecausejthisjisj
aj“firmjoffer”,jnotjanjoptionjcontract.jUCCj2-205j(thejfirm
4
FROMjPRIORjBULj4310jEXAMSjOFjTESTjTWOjMATERIAL
©jRobertjW.jEmerson,jJunej8,j2020
Thejhundredsjofjquestionsjbelowjhavejbeenjputjintojthesejthreejoveralljtopics,jcoveredjinjthisjord
erjduringjthisjsemester.
Contractsj(Questionsj1-277) Pagesj j 1-119
ThejFirstjAmendmentjandjFreedomjofjSpeechj(Questionsj278-297) Pagesj119-
127jEmploymentjDiscriminationjLawj(Questionsj298-340) Pagesj127-143
Itjisjveryjlikelyjusefuljforjyoujtojpracticejtakingjtestsjbyjstartingjwithjthejotherjdocumentjalsojpostedjo
njthejcoursejwebsite,jcontainingjthesejquestionsjbutjwithoutjthejanswersjandjexplanations.j Afterjyouj
practice,jthenjyoujcanjlookjatjthisjdocumentjandjreadjthejexplanations,jevenjforjthejquestionsjyoujans
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falsejquestionsjremainsjquitejpertinent,jandjajnumberjofjmultiple-
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falsejelementjtojthemj (e.g.,j “Pickj thej truej statement”j orj “pickjthej falsej statement”j (ofj thej fivej statem
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Asjwithjalljmaterialjpostedjonjthejcoursejwebsite,jyoujarejfreejtojprintjthisjoutjandjbringjitjtojthejtest.j Ija
mjneitherjrecommendingjthatjapproachj(lotsjofjpaper!),jnorjdiscouragingjit,jbutjsimplyjnotingjthatjitjisj
entirelyjyourjcalljwhetherjtojemployjthatjstrategy.
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“LSB”jarejtojRobertjW.jEmerson,jLaw,jSocietyjandjBusinessjTargetjCopy,j2020).jThejnumberjafterjaj
bookjreferencejisjajpagejnumberj–
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Referencesjtojanswersjcomingjfromjlectures,jofjcourse,jusuallyjreferjtojlecturesjfromjpreviousjsemeste
rs,jasjordinarilyjwejhavejnotjgottenjtojthatjmaterialjyetjthisjsemester.j Mostjofjthosejlecturejdiscussion
sjlikelyjwilljoccurjthisjsemesterjasjwell.
Asjwithjalljmaterialjpostedjonjthejcoursejwebsite,jyoujarejfreejtojprintjthisjoutjandjbringjitjtojthejtest.j Ija
mjneitherjrecommendingjthatjapproachj(lotsjofjpaper!),jnorjdiscouragingjit,jbutjsimplyjnotingjthatjitjisj
entirelyjyourjcalljwhetherjtojemployjthatjstrategy.
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a. FactjPattern:jSam,jajknownjalcoholicjwhojlivesjnextjdoor,jcomesjoverjonejdayjandjsaysjthatjsi
1
,ncejyoujhavejbeenjsuchjajgreatjneighbor,jhejwilljselljyoujhisj$100,000jhousejforjonly
$60,000.j Samjisjobviouslyjintoxicated.jYoujimmediatelyjagreejandjdraftjajcontractjforjthe
2
, sale.jSamjsignsjitjandjleaves,jbutjajweekjlaterjhejcomesjtojyoujandjclaimsjhejdidn’tjknowjwhatjhejw
asjdoingjandjwantsjtojdisaffirmjthejcontract.
Statement:jSamjisjlegallyjboundjtojthejtermsjofjthejcontract.
Answer:jFalse.jAjkeyjfactjisjthatjthisjhomejworthj$100,000jwasjsoldjforj$60,000j–
jajvastlyjlowjpricejthatjthejneighborjmustjhavejknownjwasjridiculouslyjlow.jTherejwasjnojotherj
considerationjtojcompensatejforjthatjhugejdifferential.j Thus,jthejneighborjwasjputjonjnoticejt
hatjajmistakejorjthatjSamj–jknownjtojbejajdrunkard,jandjobviouslyjintoxicatedj–
jwasjincapacitated.jSeejLSBj272.-jHabitualjdrunkardjstatutes.jBarron’sjpagej132.
b. FactjPattern:jSidneyjandjHallejcreatejanjintegratedjcontractjthatjcompletelyjandjunambiguousl
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everyjroomjinjherjhouse,jandjmowjherjlawn.j HallejisjtojpayjSidneyj$200jforjalljofjthis.jAjdisputejer
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edjthatjSidneyjwouldjwaxjthejcar,jalso.j HallejattemptsjtojofferjevidencejthatjSidneyjagreedjtojwax
jitjandjevenjaskedjwhatjkindjofjwaxjtojuse.jStatement: jOrdinarily,jHallejcanjpresentjthatjevidence.
Answer:jFalse.j LSBj300-
301.jInjanjintegratedjcontract,jcourtsjmustjstickjtojthejexpressjtermsjofjthejcontractjandjexclud
ejanyjextraneousjevidence.jHere,jthejcontractjspecificallyjonlyjmentionsjsoapjandjwater.
c. Statement:jSeekingjanjorderjofjspecificjperformancejcanjservejasjajvaluablejpost-
jjudgmentjbargainingjtooljtojinducejajlosingjdefendantjtojagreejtojajnewjcontractjmorejattractivejtojth
ejplaintiff.
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172.j“SpecificjPerformance”jcoversjthisjquestion.jLSBj336jcoversjthisjasjwell.j Note:jAnjinjunc
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je.g.,jturnjoverjthejdeedjtojthejproperty,jhandjoverjthejrarejcoin,jetc.jSometimes,jratherjthanjdoj
that,jajdefendantjmayjpreferjtojreachjanotherjagreementjwithjthejwinningjplaintiffj-
je.g.,jpayjhimjsomethingjtojholdjontojthejrealjestatejorjthejrarejcoin.
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nts.jThirteen-year-
oldjTimmyjcomesjinjandjbuysjthejcard.j AsjTimmyjwalksjout,jSaljopensjajpricejguidejandjseesjthatjthej
cardjhasjgonejupjinjvaluejsincejthejlastjissue,jtoj$500.j HejcatchesjTimmyjoutsidejthejstorejandjtellsjTi
mmyjthatjhejmadejajmistakejandjthejcardjmustjbejreturnedjorjTimmyjmustjpayjthej$500.
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Answer:jFalse,jmistakejinjvaluejisjnotjvalidjgroundsjforjvoidingjajcontractjandjunilateraljmista
kejbyjthejpartyjbestjsuitedjforjcatchingjsuchjajmistakejisjnotjvoidable.j Timmy’sjinfancyjcannotj
bejusedjagainstjhim.jLSBj266.
e. Statement:jAjmerchant’sjfailurejtojanswerjajcustomer’sjmaterialjquestionjaboutjthejme
rchant’sjgoodsjgenerallyjwilljnotjsufficejasjanjelementjofjfraud.
Answer:jFalse.jSilencejisjnotjajfraud,jbutjfailurejtojanswerjajquestionjis.j SeejLSBj258-
259;jLectures;jBarron’sjpagej118.
2. Janejwalksjintojanjelectronicsjshopjtojlookjatjstereos.j Shejfindsjajstereojthatjhasjlabelsjonjitjreadin
gj“alljthejfeaturesjyoujcouldjwantjandjmore.”jJanejdecidesjtojpurchasejthejstereo.j Thejstorejclerkjte
llsjJanejthatjshejhasjtenjdaysjtojtryjoutjthejstereojrisk-
free,jduringjwhichjshejcanjreturnjitjforjajfulljrefund.j Ajmonthjlater,jJanejbringsjbackjthejstereojandjs
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3
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ereo)jbecause,jonjthejpurchasejdate,jthejclerkjdidjnotjtelljJanejaboutjalljofjthejmachine
’sjfunctions/features.
b. AjcourtjwouldjmostjlikelyjrulejinjJane’sjfavorjbecausejthejtextjonjthejstereojlabelsjwasj
misleading.
c. Janejordinarilyjcouldjgetjajcourtjtojorderjthejreturnjofjherjmoneyj(injexchangejforjthejst
ereo)jbecausej“shady”j(e.g.,junethical)jdealingsjsuchjasjthesejarejnotjheldjtojthejnorm
aljstandardsjofjtimejperiodjrestrictions.
d. Janejprobablyjcannotjwinjinjcourt;jevenjifjthejtextjonjthejstereojlabelsjwasjsomewhatjm
isleading,jthejfactjthatjJanejhadjtenjrisk-
freejtrialjdaysjgavejherjamplejtimejtojtestjthejfunctionsjandjmakejupjherjmind.
e. Janejprobablyjhasjnojwinningjclaimjagainstjthejstorejbecausejthejlabels’jtextjdefi
nitelyjwasjpuffing,jandjJanejremainedjsilentjaboutjthejtextjwhenjshejpurchasedjt
hejstereo.
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lyjacceptedjthejproductjasjacceptablejinjfulljaccordjandjsatisfaction.jLSBj255.
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a. Anjoraljcontractjbetweenjmerchants
b. Admissions
c. ThejParoljevidencejrule
d. Partialjperformance
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4. AnjAmericanjbusiness,jBigjKidsjToyjCompany,jneedsjinventoryjforjitsjretailjstores.jOnjJanuaryj
1,j2019,jitjsendsjajsignedjletterjtojajMexicanjbusiness,jMassjPlasticojCreations,jInc.jofferingjtojbuyj
10,000jG.I.jJoejfiguresjforj$10,000.j BigjKidsjstatesjinjitsjletterjthatjitjwilljkeepjitsjofferjopenjuntiljJa
nuaryj30,j2019.j MassjPlasticojcontemplatesjthisjofferjandjdrawsjupjanjacceptancejletter.jJustjbefor
ejsendingjthejacceptance,jMassjPlasticojreceivesjajletterjfromjBigjKidsjrevokingjitsjofferjonjJanuar
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jPlastico’sjacceptance?
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eptance.
B. No,jthisjisjanjinvalidjoptionjcontract
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siderationjforjkeepingjthejofferjopen.
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