Questions from Business Law

Q: Marion Bottling Company bottled soft drink beverages in Marion, Virginia,

Marion Bottling Company bottled soft drink beverages in Marion, Virginia, and shipped them to its warehouse in Galax for storage. The beverages were subsequently delivered from the warehouse to retail...

Q: SMG was a frozen-poultry wholesaler, and Sanderson was one

SMG was a frozen-poultry wholesaler, and Sanderson was one the suppliers. SMG contracted to sell 24 containers of frozen poultry to KVADRO, a Russian company. The shipping terms were CIF, cost insuran...

Q: In Arkansas, methamphetamine (meth) was manufactured primarily in small

In Arkansas, methamphetamine (meth) was manufactured primarily in small toxic labs (STLs) located in homes, tents, barns, or hotel rooms. According to the plaintiffs (a number of counties in Arkansas)...

Q: New furniture is delivered to the buyer, and it is badly

New furniture is delivered to the buyer, and it is badly damaged. The purchaser notified the furniture store of the damage, and the store sent a representative to the buyer. The representative explain...

Q: Treibacher, an Austrian vendor of hard-metal powders, agreed

Treibacher, an Austrian vendor of hard-metal powders, agreed to two contracts with the defendant TDY to sell specified quantities of tantalum carbide (TaC), a hard-metal powder, to TDY Industries, Inc...

Q: The defendant, Nwabuoku, purchased $1,500 worth of

The defendant, Nwabuoku, purchased $1,500 worth of furniture from the plaintiff, Y&N Furniture. Through an arrangement with the plaintiff, the defendant financed the purchase through a financing compa...

Q: The plaintiff and the defendant entered into a three year contract in

The plaintiff and the defendant entered into a three year contract in which the defendant would be the sole supplier of steel parts that the plaintiff used in its products. A dispute arose after the d...

Q: Go back in the chapter and look at Webster v. Blue

Go back in the chapter and look at Webster v. Blue Ship Tearoom. Can you think of other situations today for which this case might serve as legal precedent?

Q: Define and differentiate between liquidated, consequential, and punitive damages.

Define and differentiate between liquidated, consequential, and punitive damages. Make the argument for why punitive damages should or should not be permitted in intentional breach of contracts.

Q: Poor Sarah Jane not only had a short-lived marriage but

Poor Sarah Jane not only had a short-lived marriage but found out that her supposedly $45,000 ring was worth only half that amount. It seems that the jeweler had misrepresented to her now ex-husband....