Creaky and Toady. Beverly decides to go on a great trip to Hawaii. She needs someone, however, to take care of her two dogs, Creaky and Toady, while she is gone. Creaky has hives, and Toady passes gas frequently because of a digestive problem. Beverly hires Frank three months in advance, and they reach a contractual arrangement whereby he will be paid $200 for keeping the dogs for two weeks. Frank comes over two months before Beverly is set to leave, takes one look at Creaky and Toady, and declares that they are too creepy to be around. Beverly then hires Alice who agrees to care for Creaky and Toady. Two weeks before Beverly is set to leave, however, Alice calls and tells her that she just broke both her legs in an automobile accident, sustained other injuries, and has been put on bed rest for two months. Finally, Alice hires Betty to care for the dogs and heads off to Hawaii, where she has a great time. Unfortunately, when Beverly returns home, she finds that Betty fell in love with Creaky and Toady and has absconded with them. It was a month before Beverly was able to get a court order requiring their return. Which of the following is true regarding Alice’s refusal to keep Creaky and Toady?

The most frequently awarded damages in a breach of contract action are consequential damages.

Which of the following articles of the Uniform Commercial Code governs lease contracts?

In the Hamer v. Sidway case cited in the textbook, the New York Court of Appeals concluded that:

Which of the following is a correct statement regarding past consideration?

A new agreement to pay less than the creditor claims is owed is called a(n) ________.

Wally wants to sell his used computer to Susan for $400. Susan says that she will think about it. Wally tells Susan on Monday that if she wants the computer, she must call him on his cell phone by 6 p.m., the next day. That next morning Susan decides she does want the computer, but she has misplaced Wally’s cell phone number. She finds his address in an old campus directory. Therefore, she drops a note to him through the United States Postal Service telling him that she wants the computer. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, before he gets Susan’s acceptance, Wally sells the computer to Alice. When Wally calls Susan to tell her the bad news, Susan tells Wally that she accepted the contract and that under the Mailbox Rule, he is liable to her for damages computed by the difference between $400 and the amount it costs her to obtain a similar computer. Who will win in the dispute between Wally and Susan and why?

A sale-on-approval contract occurs when the seller and buyer agree that the buyer may return the goods at a later time.

What was the result in Scott v. Mid-Carolina Homes, Inc., the case referenced in the textbook in which the defendant attempted to rescind a contract to sell a mobile home because its salesperson was acting under a mistake of fact when he gave the plaintiff the sales price?

An agreement two parties enter into before marriage that clearly states the ownership rights each party enjoys in the other party’s property is known as a(n) ________.