Contracts Paper 5

1

Parc hired Glaze to remodel and furnish an office suite. Glaze submitted plans that Parc approved. After completing all the necessary construction and painting, Glaze purchased minor accessories that Parc rejected because they did not conform to the plans. Parc refused to allow Glaze to complete the project and refused to pay Glaze any part of the contract price. Glaze sued for the value of the work performed. Which of the following statements is correct?






2

Which of the following actions if taken by one party to a contract generally will discharge the performance required of the other party to the contract?






3

Which of the following actions will result in the discharge of a party to a contract? Prevention of performance . . . Accord and satisfaction






4

To cancel a contract and to restore the parties to their original positions before the contract, the parties should execute a






5

Ordinarily, in an action for breach of a construction contract, the statute of limitations time period would be computed from the date the






6

Kaye contracted to sell Hodges a building for $310,000. The contract required Hodges to pay the entire amount at closing. Kaye refused to close the sale of the building. Hodges sued Kaye. To what relief is Hodges entitled?






7

Ames Construction Co. contracted to build a warehouse for White Corp. The construction specifications required Ames to use Ace lighting fixtures. Inadvertently, Ames installed Perfection lighting fixtures which are of slightly lesser quality than Ace fixtures, but in all other respects meet White’s needs. Which of the following statements is correct?






8

Master Mfg., Inc. contracted with Accur Computer Repair Corp. to maintain Master’s computer system. Master’s manufacturing process depends on its computer system operating properly at all times. A liquidated damages clause in the contract provided that Accur pay $1,000 to Master for each day that Accur was late responding to a service request. On January 12, Accur was notified that Master’s computer system failed. Accur did not respond to Master’s service request until January 15. If Master sues Accur under the liquidated damage provision of the contract, Master will






9

Nagel and Fields entered into a contract in which Nagel was obligated to deliver certain goods to Fields by September 10. On September 3, Nagel told Fields that Nagel had no intention of delivering the goods required by the contract. Prior to September 10, Fields may successfully sue Nagel under the doctrine of






10

Maco Corp. contracted to sell 1,500 bushels of potatoes to LBC Chips. The contract did not refer to any specific supply source for the potatoes. Maco intended to deliver potatoes grown on its farms. An insect infestation ruined Maco’s crop but not the crops of other growers in the area. Maco failed to deliver the potatoes to LBC. LBC sued Maco for breach of contract. Under the circumstances, Maco will






Result

Total Questions:
Correct Answers:
Wrong Answers:
Percentage: