A contract is negotiated in New York, signed in New Jersey,…
A contract is negotiated in New York, signed in New Jersey, and to be performed primarily in Pennsylvania. The contract contains a clause stating that it is to be governed by Delaware law. A breach-of-contract suit is filed in a Florida state court. In adjudicating the dispute, the Florida court will most likely:
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A real estate developer, wishing to assemble a large commercial tract without driving up prices, instructs an agent to negotiate purchases from individual landowners. The agent tells each landowner that he is acting on behalf of a buyer but is instructed never to identify the developer by name. After several parcels are sold, one landowner sues the agent personally on the contract before the developer’s identity becomes known. The most accurate statement of liability is:
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