Terrence, one of your most trusted friends and your longtime, reliable financial advisor, promises you a high-paying position with his company that he says will start the following month. You did not offer anything in return for the job or do anything to get the job, and you haven’t been offered an employment contract. In preparation for starting your new job, your quit your current job, buy a new suit, and move your family 100 miles away, to the city where Terrence’s company is located. Before the job is set to begin, Terrence tells you the job isn’t going to work out and apologizes for the trouble it causes you. Which is true?

Altuve tells Springer that he has a baseball bat that he thinks Springer would love and offers to sell it to him. He tells Springer that the bat weighs 48 ounces. Springer agrees to purchase the bat, and the two complete the sale. However, when Springer receives the bat, he weighs it and discovers that the bat weighs 24 ounces. Altuve knew the bat weighed 24 ounces but also knew that Springer would not want such a lightweight bat, so he lied to Springer about the weight. Springer sues Altuve for fraud. Is Springer likely to win his lawsuit against Altuve?

Jose and Gabrielle have an express contract with each other, which necessarily means that they put their agreement in writing.

Betty was adjudicated by a court to be legally incompetent. The court appointed her a guardian. The next day, without her court-appointed guardian’s knowledge, Betty signed a contract for a life-insurance policy. What is the status of the contract?

Mike, the security guard at Munchie Mart, saw a man (Drake) put snacks in his pockets and walk out of the store. As soon as Drake walked out of the store, Mike stopped him, told him he saw him steal items, and told him to go back into the store. Drake did so. Once inside, Mike sat Drake down in the security office, immediately called the police, and then sat next to Drake until the police arrived an hour later. Once the police arrived, Drake handed the items he stole to the police officers, who arrested Drake. Drake sues Mike for false imprisonment. Is Drake likely to win the lawsuit?

Luis tells Carlos that he will give Carlos $50 at 5 PM that day. Carlos asks, Why are you going to give me $50?” Luis replies, “No reason. It’s just a gift.” However, at 5 PM that day, Luis refuses to give Carlos the money. Which is true?

At the time she agreed to and purchased the life-insurance policy, Myrtle did not understand what she was doing, due to a previously-unknown mental defect. She did not know that she was entering into a contract. Based only on the facts given, which of the following is most likely true?

On October 10, Luverne mails (by U.S. Postal Service) an offer to Doug. The offer does not state anything whatsoever about requirements of accepting the offer. The offer reaches Doug on October 20. On October 21, Doug signs the enclosed contract and puts his postmarked acceptance in the mail. On October 22, Luverne calls Doug and tells him he is revoking his October 10 offer. On October 23, Luverne receives Doug’s acceptance.  Which is true?

Craig told Jay that the vase he was offering to sell to Jay was a rare antique from the Ming Dynasty; but, in fact, it was not. However, Craig did not know the vase was not as he said it was. He truly believed it was as he claimed. Jay paid Craig thousands of dollars for the vase, only to find out later that the vase was not a rare antique from the Ming Dynasty. Instead, it was just a normal vase, worth about $50. Jay sues Craig for fraud. Will Jay likely win his lawsuit?

Ernie is the public-address announcer at the biggest coliseum in the city. During a timeout of a basketball game he is announcing, Ernie tells the crowd that Chuck was stealing money from his church, when, in reality, he most certainly was not stealing from his (or any other) church. Which claim against Ernie is most promising for Chuck?