美国纽约州律师资格考试复习笔记 合同法

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1、ContractsOutlineKeyIssue#1:ApplicableLaw·MBEtests2kindsofKlaw:thecommonlaw&Art2ofUCC.oUCCArt2:appliestoallsaleofgoodsregardlessofhowsmallthepriceandwhothepeopleare(canbeconsumers,merchants…etc).§Realestateisnotgoods,CLapplies.§Serviceisnotasaleofgoods,CLapplies.§Loansandothercreditarrange

2、mentsnotsaleofgoods,CLapplies.§InmixedKs(wheresaleofgoodsandnonsaleofgoodsareinvolved),ifthesaleofgoodselementismoreimportant,thenUCC2applies;ifKisprimarilyaboutservices,thenapplyCL.Exception:·IfKitselfexpresslydividespayment,theapplyUCCtosaleofgoodspartandcommonlawtotherest.·NYpartoftheb

3、artests3bodiesoflaw1)CLwithNYvariations2)Art2forsaleofgoods3)Art2AofUCCforleasesofgoods.oLeaseofgoodsUCCArt2A:§leasinganairplaneàUCCArt2Aapplies§Appliestoleaseofbusinessleaseorconsumerlease(leaseacarfromAvis)§BUTdoesn’tapplytoleasingabuilding(realpropertynotgoods).KeyIssue#2:Contractforma

4、tion·Terminologiesdefined:oK:alegallyenforceableagreement(noteveryAisaK)(1)IsaKformed–offer/acceptance;(2)whethertheAgreementislegallyenforceable(aretheredefenses?)]§ExpressK:createdbyparties’wordseitheroralorwritten§ImpliedK:createdbyparties’conduct//属于implied-in-fact;判断标准是客观的，不论双方主观上是否有

5、合意形成oQuasiK:anequitableremedyProtectsagainstunjustenrichment.(élikelytobetestedonMBEé)属于impliedinlaw§PcanrecoverfromquasiKthereasonablevalueofthebenefitconferred(notKprice)–willusuallynotbeasmuchasKprice,butnotmorethanthecontractprice.oBilateralK:offercanbeacceptedinanyreasonablewayoUnila

6、teralK:offercanonlybeacceptedbyperformance§Note:AllKsarebilateralunlesstheoffersaysitcanONLYbeacceptedbyperformance.oVoid,voidable,andunenforceablecontracts§Avoidcontractisonewithoutanylegaleffectfromthebeginning(e.g.,anagreementtocommitacrime);29Contracts§Avoidablecontractisonethataparty

7、mayelecttoavoidorratify(e.g.,acontractbyaminor);§Anunenforceablecontractisoneotherwisevalidbutforwhichsomedefenseexistsextraneoustoformation(e.g.,theS/F)1STSTAGEOFTHEAGREEMENTPROCESS:OFFER公共要约只有行为人知道要约的前提下去完成任务才构成接受两份内容相对一致的交叉要约并不构成合同如果信息在传递中有错误，即按错误的生效，除非另一方知道或有理由知