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Contracts | UCC Article 2 Basics | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
...edgment can form a contract? The best answer states Article 2's basic battle-of-forms formation rule. UCC 2-207, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Citations: UCC 2-207, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
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Contracts | UCC Article 2 Basics | ESSAY
Hard
...likely included. This essay tests merchant firm offers and Article 2 battle-of-forms rules. UCC 2-104, UCC 2-205, UCC 2-206, UCC 2-207, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Citations: UCC 2-104, UCC 2-205, UCC 2-206, UCC 2-207, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
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Contracts | Offer and Acceptance | ESSAY
Hard
...nsaction. This essay tests common-law mirror-image acceptance and UCC battle-of-forms rules. Restatement (Second) of Contracts 59, UCC 2-207, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Contracts 59, UCC 2-207, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
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Contracts | UCC Article 2 Basics | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...ith 20 custom ovens and to install them. The ovens accounted for most of the contract price, and the installation was routine. A dispute later arose over whether Article 2 applies. Which statement best describes the Arti...
Citations: UCC 2-102, UCC 2-105, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
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Contracts | UCC Article 2 Basics | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
A merchant seller signed a letter offering to sell 10,000 pounds of copper wire and stating, "This offer will remain open for six months." The buyer gave no consideration for the promise to keep the offer open. Two month...
Citations: UCC 2-104, UCC 2-205, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
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Contracts | Offer and Acceptance | ESSAY
Hard
A bakery emailed a merchant mill: "Ship 1,000 pounds of organic flour at $1.20 per pound for delivery this week." The mill promptly emailed, "We will ship tomorrow." Before shipment, the bakery attempted to cancel, sayin...
Citations: UCC 2-204, UCC 2-206, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Question
Contracts | Conditions and Breach | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
...er ordered 500 blue uniforms from a merchant seller for one delivery. The seller delivered 500 green uniforms before the contract deadline. The buyer immediately rejected the shipment. Which statement best describes the...
Citations: UCC 2-508, UCC 2-601, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
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Contracts | Performance and Remedies | ESSAY
Medium
A party failed to deliver as promised and the nonbreaching party incurred substitute-performance costs. A party relied on common practice, but the record includes facts suggesting that practice was unreasonable or incomp...
Citations: Hadley v. Baxendale, Restatement contract remedies, UCC Article 2 remedies
Question
Contracts | Performance and Remedies | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...hanged position after relying on the relevant statement, document, or official action. Which analysis best protects the legally relevant interests? Correct. Contract remedies protect expectation, reliance, restitution, o...
Citations: Hadley v. Baxendale, Restatement contract remedies, UCC Article 2 remedies
Question
Contracts | Performance and Remedies | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...red substitute-performance costs. The record contains both written proof and disputed oral testimony. Which answer gives the best treatment of the proof and governing rule? Correct. Contract remedies protect expectation...
Citations: Hadley v. Baxendale, Restatement contract remedies, UCC Article 2 remedies
Question
Contracts | Performance and Remedies | ESSAY
Hard
...party but impose a substantial burden on another party who had notice of the risk. The opponent argues that the remedy is categorically unavailable. How should the court, tribunal, or decision maker resolve the dispute?...
Citations: Hadley v. Baxendale, Restatement contract remedies, UCC Article 2 remedies
Question
Contracts | Defenses and Capacity | ESSAY
Hard
...agreed to pay a consultant $15,000 if the consultant would "take care of" a failed health inspection by giving the inspector cash and persuading the inspector to change the report. The consultant did so and now sues for...
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Contracts 178, Restatement (Second) of Contracts 179, Restatement (Second) of Contracts 208, UCC 2-302, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Question
Contracts | UCC Article 2 Basics | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...it without fault by either party. Which statement best describes risk of loss? The best answer states the ordinary risk-of-loss rule for shipment contracts. UCC 2-319, UCC 2-509, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Citations: UCC 2-319, UCC 2-509, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Question
Contracts | UCC Article 2 Basics | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
A seller showed a buyer a sample of industrial fabric and stated, "This fabric is flame resistant up to 500 degrees." The buyer ordered fabric relying on the sample and statement. The delivered fabric ignited at 300 degr...
Citations: UCC 2-313, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
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Contracts | UCC Article 2 Basics | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
...with a jewelry dealer for cleaning. The dealer regularly sold watches of that kind. Without authority, the dealer sold the watch from its display case to a customer who bought in good faith and without knowledge of the o...
Citations: UCC 2-403, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Question
Contracts | Formation | ESSAY
Medium
A seller promised to keep an offer open while the buyer made costly preparations. A party relied on common practice, but the record includes facts suggesting that practice was unreasonable or incomplete in this setting...
Citations: Restatement (Second) Contracts sections 24, 71, 90, UCC 2-204, UCC 2-205
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Contracts | Statute of Frauds and Parol Evidence | ESSAY
Hard
...erchant farm entered a signed written contract for monthly deliveries of "Grade A apples, delivery to grocer's warehouse, $1.10 per pound." The writing did not contain a merger clause. Before signing, the farm orally pro...
Citations: UCC 1-303, UCC 2-202, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
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Contracts | Offer and Acceptance | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
...to a merchant manufacturer for 200 blue ladders for prompt shipment. The manufacturer promptly shipped 200 red ladders without any note or explanation. The hardware store rejected the red ladders and sued for breach. Wh...
Citations: UCC 2-206, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Question
Contracts | Statute of Frauds and Parol Evidence | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
A hotel orally ordered 300 bedspreads embroidered with the hotel's name from a textile manufacturer for $70 each. Before the hotel canceled, the manufacturer bought custom thread and completed embroidery on 80 bedspreads...
Citations: UCC 2-201, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Question
Contracts | Consideration and Promissory Estoppel | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
...nt furniture manufacturer sent a signed email to a hotel stating, "We offer to sell 200 desks for $500 each. This offer will remain open for six months." The hotel paid nothing for the promise to keep the offer open. Fou...
Citations: UCC 2-205, NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Contracts, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
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Contracts | Conditions and Breach | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
A grocery chain contracted to buy weekly shipments of oranges for six months. One weekly shipment arrived with a small number of bruised oranges that the seller could replace the next day. The buyer rejected the shipment...
Citations: UCC 2-612, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Question
Contracts | UCC Article 2 Basics | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
...The word merchantability did not appear, and the language was not set off from other text. Which statement best describes the attempted disclaimer of merchantability? The best answer states the Article 2 requirements for...
Citations: UCC 2-316, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Question
Contracts | UCC Article 2 Basics | ESSAY
Hard
...invoice as "Model G-7 slip-resistant kitchen tile." The reverse side of the invoice, in small print, stated: "Seller makes no warranties." The tiles matched the color and size of the sample but became dangerously slick...
Citations: UCC 2-313, UCC 2-314, UCC 2-315, UCC 2-316, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
Question
Contracts | UCC Article 2 Basics | ESSAY
Hard
...fect in the remaining scanners caused repeated failures. Analyze risk of loss for both shipments and the retailer's rejection, acceptance, and revocation arguments for the scanners. This essay tests risk of loss, shipmen...
Citations: UCC 2-319, UCC 2-509, UCC 2-601, UCC 2-606, UCC 2-608, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts