CONTRACTS July 12, 2004

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CONTRACTS July 12, 2004

• Chapter 14, Case 4
• Chapter 15, Cases 1, 7

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Misc. Topics re Contracts

• Requirement of Writing
• Statute of Frauds
• Interpretation
• Reasonable
• Parol Evidence Rule
• The written form of contract governs

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Misc. Topics re Contracts 2

• Privity of Contract
• Assignment
• Discharge

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Tort Law

• Duty owed
• Breach of duty owed
• Injury suffered as a result of the breach of duty
• Reasonably foreseeable
• Causal connection (remoteness)

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TORT LAW (2)

• Review of Donoghue v Stevenson
• Effect of reasonably forseeable and
  remoteness (causation)
• Fire inspector case

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Defences to Tort Actions

• Contributory Negligence
• Last clear chance
• Voluntary assumption of risk
• Apportionment of loss

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Types of Torts

• Negligence
• Inducing breach of Contract
• Deceit
• Conversion
• Nuisance
• Trespass

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Types of Torts (2)

• Assault and Battery
• False Imprisonment
• Malicious Prosecution
• Defamation
• Product defamation
• Passing off

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Remedies

• Special Damages (quantifiable injuries
• General Damages (pain and suffering)
• Restitution
• Injunction

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Hunt v Sutton Group Incentive Realty Inc.

• Facts of case
• Plaintiffs argument
• Defendants argument
• Decision

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Contract v Tort?

• Is there a choice?
• Advantages v disadvantages of contract/tort