What advice R.J. is likely to give Padrina depends predominantly upon whether she and Orande have an enforceable agreement. For a contract involving an agreement to transfer title to real property, as here, to be enforceable, more than offer, acceptance and consideration must be present. The contract must also comply with the Statute of Frauds. The Statute of Frauds requires that either the contract or some memorandum of it is in writing and that writing is signed by the party to be charged. The writing must also contain sufficient evidence of the contract's terms. Here, we are told to assume there is a contract. However, there is no mention or evidence that the contract is in writing. So, we need to see if we have a written …show more content…
In many cases where the parties did not specify some terms, the courts will presume they intended to act according to a normative standard in the community. Here, the facts state the parties had a contract. So, we do not need to address the formation issues. The property description does not have to be a legal description if the evidence shows that, as between the seller and buyer, there was an understanding of which property was involved. Here, there is no legal description. But, there is no evidence Orande owned any other property known as CALIacre in Las Nachos. Therefore, this note probably meets the property description test. The note refers to the parties by name. So, it provides that term. The note refers to Orande's agreement to sell and Padrina's to buy CALIacre with the attached apartment. As a result, it provides evidence of their agreement to sell and buy. The notes state the price as $1,500,000. So, it meets that requirement. When, as here, the parties fail to state the terms of payment, courts presume payment is in cash at the time of closing. Here, the note refers to a mortgage amount and Padrina's having the rest of the money in cash. Therefore, a court would likely presume they intended a cash payment to Orande at the time of closing. If the parties fail to state a closing date, courts infer they intended to close within a reasonable time after they entered into their
-The Issue: were all the elements of a contract present to make the contract enforceable?
Enforceable contract Peter v. Don. Peter will have an enforceable contract with Don if he can show that all the required elements of a contract are present. If there is a contract between the two then it will be governed by the common law requirements of an enforceable contract instead of the Uniformed Commercial Code, which would be used if their agreement had involved the sale of goods. In order for a contract to be formed between Peter and Don the two must react mutual consent Mutual consent can generally be formed through the form of an (A) offer and (B) acceptance. An additional requirement for both parties to show (C) consideration is also
The defendants wanted to apply reasonable principles in search of specific performance of the contract. The disposition of the immediate motion for partial summary judgment and objection was controlled. “The court found that although the doctrine of mutuality of remedies may be alive and well in Virginia in actions at law for damages, that was not the case where, regardless of a lack of support of remedy at the time the contract was created, complete performance may, if revealed, afford a party specific performance of the contract for the sale of land.”
• Contracts were exchanged on 2 May 2005 for the purchase of property for $2,130,000 between the plaintiffs and the first defendant.
The principle of law is that for a valid contract to be formed there must be an agreement reached by both parties.
The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation as set forth in Schedule 2, with all requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties, and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business or the ownership of its property requires such qualification. The jurisdictions in which the Seller is qualified to do business are set forth in Schedule 2 hereto.
this case could be an tricky in the court, because in the contract they only
A contract requires four elements to be valid. Essential elements in any contract include the following: agreement, consideration, legal ability, and a legal object (Kubasek, Browne, Herron, Dhooge, & Barkacs, 2016). The agreement includes the offer made to the other party who then agrees to enter into the contract. The consideration includes the exchange each party receives as a result of the contract. The legal ability is capacity one has to enter into a legal contract. The legal object is the legality of the contracted issue. These elements together create an effective, valid contract.
[a] conveyance of real property or an interest in real property or a mortgage or deed of trust is void as to a creditor or to a subsequent purchaser for a valuable consideration without notice unless the instrument has been acknowledged, sworn to, or proved and filed for record as required by law.
The following case American Agricultural Chemical Co. v. Kennedy & Crawford, 103 Va. 171 (Va.1904) it is expressed that; where the consideration for the promise of one party is the promise of the other party, there must be absolute mutuality of engagement, so that each party has the right to hold the other to a positive agreement. Both parties must be bound or neither is bound. A party making a promise is bound to nothing until a promisee, within a reasonable time, engages to do, or else do or begins to do, the thing which is the condition of the first promise. Until such engagement or such doing, the promisor may withdraw his promise, because there is no mutuality, and therefore no consideration for it.
In this case, the next week, Pat moved into the house, begins living in it, and made substantial improvements. The improvement consisted of installing new carpets, window coverings, and a patio cover. The improvements, spanning a period of six (6) months, amounted to a cost of $8,000. With respect to a contract, Dan might argue that there was not a contract, or that the contract was outside the Statue of Frauds. However, any arguments to nullify the Statue of Frauds are not likely to be successful. In most instances courts attempt to find evidence that this defense is not supportable. Performance is more relevant in this case. A contract for the sale of real property will be enforceable if the buyer has taken possession and has made permanent improvements upon it. Of course, the extent of the improvements required for enforcement varies from jurisdiction
as a loan. This constitutes the main problem of the contract, since the prosecutors were
for it to qualify as a proper contract in the eyes of the law: offer
In order for a contract to be formed, there are various requirements. These are offer, acceptance, consideration, and the intention to create legal relations. A contract may also be terminated.