Questions tagged [contract-law]
For questions about laws related to contracts, an agreement between two or more parties.
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Is a party entitled to a copy of a video of a document signing?
My wife and I signed documents ( doc-u-sign) via - they performed a video of us signing documents. As I’m signing these we were also talking to an employee that is in charge of this process .The ...
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What mandates "strict construction"?
Assuming there is a class of contracting parties which are allowed unilateral changes to contracts (e.g. landlords, banks, etc.) by law. Does that imply that such a law must be interpreted under &...
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Is it legal having two 40 hour jobs in 2 EU countries being non EU [closed]
I have a work permit in Sweden for 3+ years.
I have received a job offer from another EU country.
I want to work both jobs. Both jobs are 55k+ euro annually so I have no issues with minimum ...
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How do you value damages on missing features in a lease? [closed]
We leased a car that was supposed to have an auto starter. I have written correspondence of this and I believe it is in the paperwork for the lease as well. The car does not. The dealer is ...
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What does a court or arbiter use to define words and concepts that are not in a legal dictionary?
Let's say that I am given five thousand dollars to make a mural on some business's exterior wall with paintings of dinosaurs on it, those being the words in the contract, and in the painting it ...
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I traded in expensive phones to a cell carrier that falsely advertised service in my area, now they're holding my trade-in credit hostage [closed]
In Arizona. This large cell provider claims they have full coverage in my area, but there is zero. I took no action for months because I worked long hours away from my town and didn't realize the ...
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Is it legal for credit card companies to terminate a credit card?
The standard text of a credit card agreement implies American express can terminate the agreement at any time. Problem is, you already gave credit.
As an example, if I give someone a loan, I can't &...
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Can a manufacturer make using a product purchased secondhand constitute accepting a contract?
Say I buy a physical product secondhand from an individual for cash, with no particular terms attached to the transaction.
Then, say I visit the manufacturer's web site, and encounter a terms of ...
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What are the conditions (and implications) of entering an ostensible contract without capacity to do so? [closed]
A recent discussion touches in capacity to consent to forming contracts:
@gaazkam my answer
outlines the four required
elements a person must be
able to understand in order
to have the capacity to
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What are the most prominent differences among the common law systems of the different states in the U.S.A.?
I (tentatively?) understand that the law of contracts, the law of torts, the law of property, and (probably?) some other areas of law in the U.S.A. are mostly the common law of the separate states.
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If my neighbor hires a contractor to repair a shared fence without telling me, am I liable to help pay for it?
So, during one of the tornadoes in March of this year, the shared fence between my property and my neighbor's property was destroyed. My neighbor is a realty company that rents out the single-family ...
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Is there a "default" way to end a contract, particularly wrt mobile phones?
It is in the news that mobile phone companies are making it hard for people to cancel their contracts. In the "old days" this would have meant a letter to the organisation cancelling the ...
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Would a dealership be required to honor a car sale agreement made by their chatbot?
Recently, a Chevorlet ChatGPT-powered chatbot was tricked into stating that it would sell a car for only $1:
[BOT] Welcome to Chevorlet of Watsonville! Is there anything I can help you with today?
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Could buying goods with the pre-formed intention of exercising one’s contractual right to change one’s mind to return/refund them attract legal stigma
Bob buys some things from a shop that allows purchases from it to be returned within 30 days with the receipt without any reason. Bob buys them with a ready formed intention to return them a few days ...
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Would this be considered a break in the Title Chain? [closed]
I completed an application for a mortgage loan and was approved. My sibling and I both agreed to be listed on the Deed.
On the application: Borrower Information is just my name, The Title to the ...
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