QUESTIONS,BWITHBSOLUTIONSBANDBEXPLANATIONS,
FROMBPRIORBBULB4310BEXAMSBOFBTESTBTWOBMATERIAL
©BRobertBW.BEmerson,BJuneB8,B2020
TheBhundredsBofBquestionsBbelowBhaveBbeenBputBintoBtheseBthreeBoverallBtopics,BcoveredBinBth
isBorderBduringBthisBsemester.
ContractsB(QuestionsB1-277) PagesB B 1-119
TheBFirstBAmendmentBandBFreedomBofBSpeechB(QuestionsB278-297) PagesB119-
127BEmploymentBDiscriminationBLawB(QuestionsB298-340) PagesB127-143
ItBisBveryBlikelyBusefulBforByouBtoBpracticeBtakingBtestsBbyBstartingBwithBtheBotherBdocumentBalsoBp
ostedBonBtheBcourseBwebsite,BcontainingBtheseBquestionsBbutBwithoutBtheBanswersBandBexplanation
s.B AfterByouBpractice,BthenByouBcanBlookBatBthisBdocumentBandBreadBtheBexplanations,BevenBforBthe
BquestionsByouBansweredBcorrectly. B (YouBmayBstillBlearnBfromBdiscussionBorBpageBreferences BthatB
youBhadBnotBalreadyBthoroughlyBconsidered.)B AlsoBnote:BwhileBthereBnowBareBonlyBmultiple-
choiceBquestionsBonBtheBtests,BthereBwereBtrue-
falseBinBtheBpast,BsoBaBnumberBofBtheBpracticeBquestionsBhereBareBtrue-
false.B TheBsubstanceBofBthoseBtrue-
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falseBelementBtoBthemB (e.g.,B “PickB theB trueB statement”B orB “pickBtheB falseB statement”B (ofB theB fiveB
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eBtest.B IBamBneitherBrecommendingBthatBapproachB(lotsBofBpaper!),BnorBdiscouragingBit,BbutBsimply
BnotingBthatBitBisBentirelyByourBcallBwhetherBtoBemployBthatBstrategy.
Barron’sBreferencesBareBtoBRobertBW.BEmerson,BBusinessBLawB(Barron’s,B6thBed.B2015).BReferen
cesBtoB“LSB”BareBtoBRobertBW.BEmerson,BLaw,BSocietyBandBBusinessBTargetBCopy,B2020).BTheBnu
mberBafterBaBbookBreferenceBisBaBpageBnumberB–
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ReferencesBtoBanswersBcomingBfromBlectures,BofBcourse,BusuallyBreferBtoBlecturesBfromBpreviousBse
mesters,BasBordinarilyBweBhaveBnotBgottenBtoBthatBmaterialByetBthisBsemester.B MostBofBthoseBlectur
eBdiscussionsBlikelyBwillBoccurBthisBsemesterBasBwell.
AsBwithBallBmaterialBpostedBonBtheBcourseBwebsite,ByouBareBfreeBtoBprintBthisBoutBandBbringBitBtoBtheB
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otingBthatBitBisBentirelyByourBcallBwhetherBtoBemployBthatBstrategy.
ContractsB(QuestionsB1-277)
1. PickBtheBtrueBstatement.
1
,a. FactBPattern:BSam,BaBknownBalcoholicBwhoBlivesBnextBdoor,BcomesBoverBoneBdayBandBsays
BthatBsinceByouBhaveBbeen BsuchBaBgreatBneighbor,BheBwillBsellByouBhis B$100,000BhouseBforBon
ly
$60,000.B SamBisBobviouslyBintoxicated.BYouBimmediatelyBagreeBandBdraftBaBcontractBforBthe
2
, sale.BSamBsignsBitBandBleaves,BbutBaBweekBlaterBheBcomesBtoByouBandBclaimsBheBdidn’tBknowBw
hatBheBwasBdoingBandBwantsBtoBdisaffirmBtheBcontract.
Statement:BSamBisBlegallyBboundBtoBtheBtermsBofBtheBcontract.
Answer:BFalse.BABkeyBfactBisBthatBthisBhomeBworthB$100,000BwasBsoldBforB$60,000B–
BaBvastlyBlowBpriceBthatBtheBneighborBmustBhaveBknownBwasBridiculouslyBlow.BThereBwasBnoB
otherBconsiderationBtoBcompensateBforBthatBhugeBdifferential.B Thus,BtheBneighborBwasBputB
onBnoticeBthatBaBmistakeBorBthatBSamB–
BknownBtoBbeBaBdrunkard,BandBobviouslyBintoxicatedB–BwasBincapacitated.BSeeBLSBB272.-
BHabitualBdrunkardBstatutes.BBarron’sBpageB132.
b. FactBPattern:BSidneyBandBHalleBcreateBanBintegratedBcontractBthatBcompletelyBandBunambigu
ouslyBlaysBoutBtheBtermsBofBtheirBagreement.B SidneyBisBtoBwashBHalle’sBcarBwithBsoapBandBwat
er,BvacuumBeveryBroomBinBherBhouse,BandBmowBherBlawn.B HalleBisBtoBpayBSidneyB$200BforBallB
ofBthis.BABdisputeBeruptsBbetweenBtheBtwoBpartiesBoverBtheBtermsBofBtheirBcontract.B HalleBargu
esBthatBSidneyBhadBmentionedBthatBSidneyBwouldBwaxBtheBcar,Balso.B HalleBattemptsBtoBofferBe
videnceBthatBSidneyBagreedBtoBwaxBitBandBevenBaskedBwhatBkindBofBwaxBtoBuse.BStatement:BOr
dinarily,BHalleBcanBpresentBthatBevidence.
Answer:BFalse.B LSBB300-
301.BInBanBintegratedBcontract,BcourtsBmustBstickBtoBtheBexpressBtermsBofBtheBcontractBandBe
xcludeBanyBextraneousBevidence.BHere,BtheBcontractBspecificallyBonlyBmentionsBsoapBandBwa
ter.
c. Statement:BSeekingBanBorderBofBspecificBperformanceBcanBserveBasBaBvaluableBpost-
BjudgmentBbargainingBtoolBtoBinduceBaBlosingBdefendantBtoBagreeBtoBaBnewBcontractBmoreBattracti
veBtoBtheBplaintiff.
Answer:BTrue.B Barron’sBpageB171-
172.B“SpecificBPerformance”BcoversBthisBquestion.BLSBB336BcoversBthisBasBwell.B Note:BAnBin
junctionBorderingBspecificBperformanceBcompelsBtheBlosingBpartyBtoBtakeBactionsBtoBconform
BwithBtheBtermsBofBtheBcontractB-
Be.g.,BturnBoverBtheBdeedBtoBtheBproperty,BhandBoverBtheBrareBcoin,Betc.BSometimes,BratherBth
anBdoBthat,BaBdefendantBmayBpreferBtoBreachBanotherBagreementBwithBtheBwinningBplaintiffB-
Be.g.,BpayBhimBsomethingBtoBholdBontoBtheBrealBestateBorBtheBrareBcoin.
d. FactBPattern:BSalBownsBaBbaseballBcardBstoreBandBisBsellingBaBRobBEmersonBrookieBcardBfo
rB50Bcents.BThirteen-year-
oldBTimmyBcomesBinBandBbuysBtheBcard.B AsBTimmyBwalksBout,BSalBopensBaBpriceBguideBandBseesB
thatBtheBcardBhasBgoneBupBinBvalueBsinceBtheBlastBissue,BtoB$500.B HeBcatchesBTimmyBoutsideBtheBs
toreBandBtellsBTimmyBthatBheBmadeBaBmistakeBandBtheBcardBmustBbeBreturnedBorBTimmyBmustBpay
BtheB$500.
Statement:BTimmyBmustBreturnBtheBcardBorBpayBtheB$500.
Answer:BFalse,BmistakeBinBvalueBisBnotBvalidBgroundsBforBvoidingBaBcontractBandBunilateralB
mistakeBbyBtheBpartyBbestBsuitedBforBcatchingBsuchBaBmistakeBisBnotBvoidable.B Timmy’sBinfa
ncyBcannotBbeBusedBagainstBhim.BLSBB266.
e. Statement:BABmerchant’sBfailureBtoBanswerBaBcustomer’sBmaterialBquestionBaboutBth
eBmerchant’sBgoodsBgenerallyBwillBnotBsufficeBasBanBelementBofBfraud.
Answer:BFalse.BSilenceBisBnotBaBfraud,BbutBfailureBtoBanswerBaBquestionBis.B SeeBLSBB258-
259;BLectures;BBarron’sBpageB118.
2. JaneBwalksBintoBanBelectronicsBshopBtoBlookBatBstereos.B SheBfindsBaBstereoBthatBhasBlabelsBonBi
tBreadingB“allBtheBfeaturesByouBcouldBwantBandBmore.”BJaneBdecidesBtoBpurchaseBtheBstereo.B Th
3
, eBstoreBclerkBtellsBJaneBthatBsheBhasBtenBdaysBtoBtryBoutBtheBstereoBrisk-
free,BduringBwhichBsheBcanBreturnBitBforBaBfullBrefund.B ABmonthBlater,BJaneBbringsBbackBtheBster
eoBandBsaysBthatBitBdoesBnotBhaveBsurround-
soundBfeaturesBasBsheBoriginallyBthoughtBitBmust,BandBthereforeBsheBwantsBher
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FROMBPRIORBBULB4310BEXAMSBOFBTESTBTWOBMATERIAL
©BRobertBW.BEmerson,BJuneB8,B2020
TheBhundredsBofBquestionsBbelowBhaveBbeenBputBintoBtheseBthreeBoverallBtopics,BcoveredBinBth
isBorderBduringBthisBsemester.
ContractsB(QuestionsB1-277) PagesB B 1-119
TheBFirstBAmendmentBandBFreedomBofBSpeechB(QuestionsB278-297) PagesB119-
127BEmploymentBDiscriminationBLawB(QuestionsB298-340) PagesB127-143
ItBisBveryBlikelyBusefulBforByouBtoBpracticeBtakingBtestsBbyBstartingBwithBtheBotherBdocumentBalsoBp
ostedBonBtheBcourseBwebsite,BcontainingBtheseBquestionsBbutBwithoutBtheBanswersBandBexplanation
s.B AfterByouBpractice,BthenByouBcanBlookBatBthisBdocumentBandBreadBtheBexplanations,BevenBforBthe
BquestionsByouBansweredBcorrectly. B (YouBmayBstillBlearnBfromBdiscussionBorBpageBreferences BthatB
youBhadBnotBalreadyBthoroughlyBconsidered.)B AlsoBnote:BwhileBthereBnowBareBonlyBmultiple-
choiceBquestionsBonBtheBtests,BthereBwereBtrue-
falseBinBtheBpast,BsoBaBnumberBofBtheBpracticeBquestionsBhereBareBtrue-
false.B TheBsubstanceBofBthoseBtrue-
falseBquestionsBremainsBquiteBpertinent,BandBaBnumberBofBmultiple-
choiceBquestionsBonBtestsBmayBhaveBaBtrue-
falseBelementBtoBthemB (e.g.,B “PickB theB trueB statement”B orB “pickBtheB falseB statement”B (ofB theB fiveB
statements,B a-e,BforBthatBquestion).
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eBtest.B IBamBneitherBrecommendingBthatBapproachB(lotsBofBpaper!),BnorBdiscouragingBit,BbutBsimply
BnotingBthatBitBisBentirelyByourBcallBwhetherBtoBemployBthatBstrategy.
Barron’sBreferencesBareBtoBRobertBW.BEmerson,BBusinessBLawB(Barron’s,B6thBed.B2015).BReferen
cesBtoB“LSB”BareBtoBRobertBW.BEmerson,BLaw,BSocietyBandBBusinessBTargetBCopy,B2020).BTheBnu
mberBafterBaBbookBreferenceBisBaBpageBnumberB–
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ccasion,BbeBoffBbyBaBpageBorBtwo.
ReferencesBtoBanswersBcomingBfromBlectures,BofBcourse,BusuallyBreferBtoBlecturesBfromBpreviousBse
mesters,BasBordinarilyBweBhaveBnotBgottenBtoBthatBmaterialByetBthisBsemester.B MostBofBthoseBlectur
eBdiscussionsBlikelyBwillBoccurBthisBsemesterBasBwell.
AsBwithBallBmaterialBpostedBonBtheBcourseBwebsite,ByouBareBfreeBtoBprintBthisBoutBandBbringBitBtoBtheB
test.B IBamBneitherBrecommendingBthatBapproachB(lotsBofBpaper!),BnorBdiscouragingBit,BbutBsimplyBn
otingBthatBitBisBentirelyByourBcallBwhetherBtoBemployBthatBstrategy.
ContractsB(QuestionsB1-277)
1. PickBtheBtrueBstatement.
1
,a. FactBPattern:BSam,BaBknownBalcoholicBwhoBlivesBnextBdoor,BcomesBoverBoneBdayBandBsays
BthatBsinceByouBhaveBbeen BsuchBaBgreatBneighbor,BheBwillBsellByouBhis B$100,000BhouseBforBon
ly
$60,000.B SamBisBobviouslyBintoxicated.BYouBimmediatelyBagreeBandBdraftBaBcontractBforBthe
2
, sale.BSamBsignsBitBandBleaves,BbutBaBweekBlaterBheBcomesBtoByouBandBclaimsBheBdidn’tBknowBw
hatBheBwasBdoingBandBwantsBtoBdisaffirmBtheBcontract.
Statement:BSamBisBlegallyBboundBtoBtheBtermsBofBtheBcontract.
Answer:BFalse.BABkeyBfactBisBthatBthisBhomeBworthB$100,000BwasBsoldBforB$60,000B–
BaBvastlyBlowBpriceBthatBtheBneighborBmustBhaveBknownBwasBridiculouslyBlow.BThereBwasBnoB
otherBconsiderationBtoBcompensateBforBthatBhugeBdifferential.B Thus,BtheBneighborBwasBputB
onBnoticeBthatBaBmistakeBorBthatBSamB–
BknownBtoBbeBaBdrunkard,BandBobviouslyBintoxicatedB–BwasBincapacitated.BSeeBLSBB272.-
BHabitualBdrunkardBstatutes.BBarron’sBpageB132.
b. FactBPattern:BSidneyBandBHalleBcreateBanBintegratedBcontractBthatBcompletelyBandBunambigu
ouslyBlaysBoutBtheBtermsBofBtheirBagreement.B SidneyBisBtoBwashBHalle’sBcarBwithBsoapBandBwat
er,BvacuumBeveryBroomBinBherBhouse,BandBmowBherBlawn.B HalleBisBtoBpayBSidneyB$200BforBallB
ofBthis.BABdisputeBeruptsBbetweenBtheBtwoBpartiesBoverBtheBtermsBofBtheirBcontract.B HalleBargu
esBthatBSidneyBhadBmentionedBthatBSidneyBwouldBwaxBtheBcar,Balso.B HalleBattemptsBtoBofferBe
videnceBthatBSidneyBagreedBtoBwaxBitBandBevenBaskedBwhatBkindBofBwaxBtoBuse.BStatement:BOr
dinarily,BHalleBcanBpresentBthatBevidence.
Answer:BFalse.B LSBB300-
301.BInBanBintegratedBcontract,BcourtsBmustBstickBtoBtheBexpressBtermsBofBtheBcontractBandBe
xcludeBanyBextraneousBevidence.BHere,BtheBcontractBspecificallyBonlyBmentionsBsoapBandBwa
ter.
c. Statement:BSeekingBanBorderBofBspecificBperformanceBcanBserveBasBaBvaluableBpost-
BjudgmentBbargainingBtoolBtoBinduceBaBlosingBdefendantBtoBagreeBtoBaBnewBcontractBmoreBattracti
veBtoBtheBplaintiff.
Answer:BTrue.B Barron’sBpageB171-
172.B“SpecificBPerformance”BcoversBthisBquestion.BLSBB336BcoversBthisBasBwell.B Note:BAnBin
junctionBorderingBspecificBperformanceBcompelsBtheBlosingBpartyBtoBtakeBactionsBtoBconform
BwithBtheBtermsBofBtheBcontractB-
Be.g.,BturnBoverBtheBdeedBtoBtheBproperty,BhandBoverBtheBrareBcoin,Betc.BSometimes,BratherBth
anBdoBthat,BaBdefendantBmayBpreferBtoBreachBanotherBagreementBwithBtheBwinningBplaintiffB-
Be.g.,BpayBhimBsomethingBtoBholdBontoBtheBrealBestateBorBtheBrareBcoin.
d. FactBPattern:BSalBownsBaBbaseballBcardBstoreBandBisBsellingBaBRobBEmersonBrookieBcardBfo
rB50Bcents.BThirteen-year-
oldBTimmyBcomesBinBandBbuysBtheBcard.B AsBTimmyBwalksBout,BSalBopensBaBpriceBguideBandBseesB
thatBtheBcardBhasBgoneBupBinBvalueBsinceBtheBlastBissue,BtoB$500.B HeBcatchesBTimmyBoutsideBtheBs
toreBandBtellsBTimmyBthatBheBmadeBaBmistakeBandBtheBcardBmustBbeBreturnedBorBTimmyBmustBpay
BtheB$500.
Statement:BTimmyBmustBreturnBtheBcardBorBpayBtheB$500.
Answer:BFalse,BmistakeBinBvalueBisBnotBvalidBgroundsBforBvoidingBaBcontractBandBunilateralB
mistakeBbyBtheBpartyBbestBsuitedBforBcatchingBsuchBaBmistakeBisBnotBvoidable.B Timmy’sBinfa
ncyBcannotBbeBusedBagainstBhim.BLSBB266.
e. Statement:BABmerchant’sBfailureBtoBanswerBaBcustomer’sBmaterialBquestionBaboutBth
eBmerchant’sBgoodsBgenerallyBwillBnotBsufficeBasBanBelementBofBfraud.
Answer:BFalse.BSilenceBisBnotBaBfraud,BbutBfailureBtoBanswerBaBquestionBis.B SeeBLSBB258-
259;BLectures;BBarron’sBpageB118.
2. JaneBwalksBintoBanBelectronicsBshopBtoBlookBatBstereos.B SheBfindsBaBstereoBthatBhasBlabelsBonBi
tBreadingB“allBtheBfeaturesByouBcouldBwantBandBmore.”BJaneBdecidesBtoBpurchaseBtheBstereo.B Th
3
, eBstoreBclerkBtellsBJaneBthatBsheBhasBtenBdaysBtoBtryBoutBtheBstereoBrisk-
free,BduringBwhichBsheBcanBreturnBitBforBaBfullBrefund.B ABmonthBlater,BJaneBbringsBbackBtheBster
eoBandBsaysBthatBitBdoesBnotBhaveBsurround-
soundBfeaturesBasBsheBoriginallyBthoughtBitBmust,BandBthereforeBsheBwantsBher
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