Introduction to Contracts and Consideration Self-Quiz
Cornelius promises that
he will give Tony breakfast every morning if Tony promises to come over
every morning and walk Cornelius’s dog. Tony agrees. Cornelius and
Tony have a:
|
Cornelius promises that he
will give Tony breakfast next Monday morning if Tony comes over next Monday
morning and walks Cornelius’s dog. Tony agrees. Cornelius and Tony
have a:
|
Cornelius is going on vacation
for a week and he hires Tony to come over every morning while Cornelius
is gone and feed Cornelius’s dog. Tony forgets to feed the dog and,
by the time Cornelius returns from his vacation, the dog has starved to
death. Cornelius is furious and threatens to sue Tony. Tony promises to
pay Cornelius $5,000 if Cornelius promises not to sue Tony. Cornelius
agrees. This agreement is:
|
Tony is an old man who has
lived in the same house for forty years. Cornelius, an eighteen year old
high school senior, and his family have lived next door to Tony since
Cornelius was two years old. Tony has watched Cornelius grow up and, over
the years, he has developed a special affection for Cornelius. Tony knows
that Cornelius has been saving to buy a car and, a week before Cornelius
graduates from high school, Tony promises Cornelius that he will give
him $10,000 as a graduation present. A few days after graduation, Tony
dies and his estate refuses to give Cornelius the $10,000 that Tony promised
him. If Cornelius sues Tony’s estate for the money, he will:
|
Tony is an old man who has
lived in the same house for forty years. Cornelius, an eighteen year old
high school senior, and his family have lived next door to Tony since
Cornelius was two years old. Tony has watched Cornelius grow up and, over
the years, he has developed a special affection for Cornelius. Tony knows
that Cornelius has been saving to buy a car and, a week before Cornelius
graduates from high school, Tony promises Cornelius that he will give
him $10,000 as a graduation present. Immediately after Tony makes the
promise, Cornelius, who already has $3,000 saved up, buys himself a new
Toyota Matrix. A few days after graduation, Tony dies and his estate refuses
to give Cornelius the $10,000 that Tony promised him. If Cornelius sues
Tony’s estate for the money, he will:
|
© 2003 - 2024 National Paralegal College