Concepts and Elements
Predominant Purpose Test
-Mixed goods and services
UCC 2-104 (Mercant!
-"eals in goods o# te $ind% or
-&olds imsel# out as aving special $no'ledge or s$ills
(##er )enerall*
-"e#inite intent to +e +ound
-(+,ective% out'ard expression
-(##eree reasona+l* deduce po'er to create -
.dvertisement as (##er
-/ot o##er% unless0
-invite per#ormance o# speci#ic act
-'itout #urter communication
-leave noting #or negotiation
1uotations
-/ot o##er% unless0
-"e#inite intent to +e +ound
UCC 2-202 (3irm (##er!
-4riting
-5igned +* Mercant
-/o consideration re6uired
-Time stated or reasona+le time% +ut 7 8monts
.cceptance )enerall*
-Must +e as o##er9s terms re6uire
-(##eree9s assent to +e +ound
:ilateral .greement (o##er re6uests promise!
-Promise must +e communicated
-Communication must eiter0
-:e received +* o##eror
-:e in a 'a* li$el* to reac o##eror or
Unilateral .greement (o##er re6uests per#ormance!
-:eginning per#ormance created option contract
-/oti#ication o# per#ormance generall* unnecessar*
Unspeci#ied or Merel* 5uggested Metod o# .cceptance
-.cceptance +* promise or per#ormance
Time #or .cceptance0 po'er to accept terminates0
-;evocation +* o##eror
-lapse in time
-deat o# part*
-;e,ection or counter-o##er
<ast 5ot ;ule
-Terms in last o##er=counter-o##er +e#ore per#ormance govern
UCC 2-20> (/on-Con#orming )oods!
-(##er to purcase #or prompt=current sipment
-.cceptance +* prompt or current sipment
-?alid agreement% even i# goods are noncon#orming
-/o agreement i# notice o# accommodation
UCC 2-20@ (Cure!
-;e,ection o# non-con#orming goods% and eiter
-Time to per#orm A notice re cure A con#orming deliver*% or
-;easona+le grounds A notice re cure A con#orming deliver*
UCC 2-20B (:attle o# 3orms! Acceptance
-5upersedes common la' last sot rule
-Cnconsistent terms in o##er and acceptance
-Expression o# acceptance or 'ritten con#irmation
-(perates as acceptance% even i# o##eree does not assent% unless
-.cceptance is expressl* conditional upon asssent
UCC 2-20B (:attle o# 3orms! Governing Terms
-Cali#ornia rule vD ma,orit* rule
-C# eiter part* is not a mercant% inconsistent terms govern
onl* i# o##eree assents to term
-C# +ot parties are mercants% inconsistent terms govern unless
(##er expressl* limits acceptance to its terms
Material alteration
/oti#ication o# o+,ection
C# an* o# tese tree% o##eror9s terms govern
UCC 2-20B No Valid Acceptance, but Parties Acts Show K
-4ritings o# te parties are insu##icient to so' a contract (i.e.%
acceptance is expressl* conditional upon assent!
-Parties act as i# tere is a contract
-Consistent terms and gap #illers govern
Promissor* Estoppel
-Promise
-;easona+l* #oreseea+le to induce reliance
-Eusti#ia+le reliance
-Eustice re6uires en#orcement
1uasi Contract
-/o promise
-:ene#it con#erred
-Un,ust enricment
-Eustice re6uires en#orcement
Consideration
-:argained #or
-Per#ormance% #or+earance% alteration o# legal relationsip
-:ene#it to promisor or detriment to promisee
5tatute o# 3rauds
-;eal propert*
-5uret*sip
-Per#ormance necessaril* past one *ear
-5ale o# goods F G200
-Exceptions
.ge
-?oida+le +* minor
-"isa##irm +e#ore reacing ma,orit* or reasona+le time a#ter
-/ecessities exception
Mental Capacit*
-?oida+le +* mentall* de#icient part*
-Una+le to understand transaction in reasona+le manner
-Una+le to act reasona+l* A reason to $no' o# condition
Pre-Existing "ut* ;ule0 #or modi#ication% eiter
-"ut* is dou+t#ul or su+,ect to onest dispute
-/e' consideration
UCC 2-20H (Modi#ications!
-/o ne' consideration i# good #ait% legitimate +usiness reason
"uress
-4rong#ul treat
-Precludes #ree 'ill
-/o reasona+le option
Undue Cn#luence
-Ta$ing advantage o# anoter9s 'ea$ness o# mind or necessit*
-Precludes #ree 'ill
3raud
-Misrepresentation% concealment% dut* to disclose% opinion
-Contri+utes to assent
-4it or 'itout $no'ledge o# #alsit*
-Eusti#ia+le reliance
UCC 8-811 (.ccord and 5atis#action!
-Conspicuous IPaid in 3ullJ
-Uncertain de+t or good #ait dispute
-"eposited cec$
Unconsciona+ilit*
-5u+stantive (soc$s conscience in C.% igl* unreasona+le
else'ere!
-Procedural (adesion - or une6ual +argaining po'er!
)ood 3ait and 3air "ealing
-&onest* in #act in te per#ormance o# contract
Cllegal Contracts0 - re6uires illegal act or #acilitates illegalit*
-Covenants not to compete
Parol Evidence ;ule0 excludes oral=prior 'ritten agreements
-4riting signed +* +ot parties (integration!
-Exceptions% nota+l* am+iguit* and #airl* suscepti+le
-"oes not appl* to su+se6uent oral modi#ications
-Complete versus partial integration
-/aturall* omitted=not certainl* included
-Trade usage% course o# dealing% course o# per#ormance
