The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 4RE
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Case summary: Company V.F. contracted with the company S.F. to buy 1500 pounds of basil, on the condition that an independent organization will inspect the crop of company S.F. Due to a sudden hailstorm, the crop of the company S.F. was destroyed and it was unable to perform its part of the contract.
To find: The type of agreement after the inclusion of a third party.
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