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

2、creditarrangementsnotsaleofgoods,CLapplies.§InmixedKs(wheresaleofgoodsandnonsaleofgoodsareinvolved),ifthesaleofgoodselementismoreimportant,thenUCC2applies;ifKisprimarilyaboutservices,thenapplyCL.Exception:·IfKitselfexpresslydividespayment,theapplyUCCtosaleofgoodspartandcommon

3、lawtotherest.·NYpartofthebartests3bodiesoflaw1)CLwithNYvariations2)Art2forsaleofgoods3)Art2AofUCCforleasesofgoods.oLeaseofgoodsUCCArt2A:§leasinganairplaneàUCCArt2Aapplies§Appliestoleaseofbusinessleaseorconsumerlease(leaseacarfromAvis)§BUTdoesn’tapplytoleasingabuilding(realpro

4、pertynotgoods).KeyIssue#2:Contractformation·Terminologiesdefined:oK:alegallyenforceableagreement(noteveryAisaK)(1)IsaKformed–offer/acceptance;(2)whethertheAgreementislegallyenforceable(aretheredefenses?)]§ExpressK:createdbyparties’wordseitheroralorwritten§ImpliedK:createdbypa

5、rties’conduct//属于implied-in-fact;判断标准是客观的，不论双方主观上是否有合意形成oQuasiK:anequitableremedyProtectsagainstunjustenrichment.(élikelytobetestedonMBEé)属于impliedinlaw§PcanrecoverfromquasiKthereasonablevalueofthebenefitconferred(notKprice)–willusuallynotbeasmuchasKprice,butnotmorethanthecon

6、tractprice.oBilateralK:offercanbeacceptedinanyreasonablewayoUnilateralK:offercanonlybeacceptedbyperformance§Note:AllKsarebilateralunlesstheoffersaysitcanONLYbeacceptedbyperformance.oVoid,voidable,andunenforceablecontracts§Avoidcontractisonewithoutanylegaleffectfromthebeginnin

7、g(e.g.,anagreementtocommitacrime);§Avoidablecontractisonethatapartymayelecttoavoidorratify(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

8、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道该错误A)Offer