LEB 323 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Quantum Meruit, Contract, W. M. Keck Observatory

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Legal Environment of Business
• Course: LEB 323
• Professor: Christopher Meakin

Document Summary

Express intentions of parties are stated fully and in explicit terms either orally or. Express, implied, and quasi-contracts in writing: frequently in writing and very lengthy, ex. Typical real estate lease, construction contract: does not have to be in writing, ex. B (cid:862)i (cid:449)ill sell (cid:455)ou (cid:373)(cid:455) used (cid:272)ar for (cid:1009)(cid:1004). (cid:863) a (cid:862)i a(cid:272)(cid:272)ept. (cid:863: express contract has been formed. Implied promises (intentions) of parties that must be inferred primarily from conduct and from circumstances in which it occurred: ex. A plants and culti(cid:448)ates (cid:272)rops o(cid:374) la(cid:374)d (cid:271)elo(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g to b, (cid:449)ithout b"s knowledge. B hires c to pla(cid:374)t flo(cid:449)ers o(cid:374) b"s house. A allo(cid:449)s b"s (cid:449)ido(cid:449) to retur(cid:374) the house back to a. C cannot sue a on quasi-contractual grounds on (cid:862)u(cid:374)justl(cid:455) e(cid:374)ri(cid:272)h(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause c origi(cid:374)all(cid:455) looked to b for payment: class notes i am sitting outside watching a man pave my driveway. He comes to me with a bill for the job - ,000.