Legal Environment Of Business

Legal Environment of Business

 

Exam 2

 

Instructions

:

 

 

·

 

Answer any two questions

 

with a

short answer NOT to exceed four sentences in

length.

 

·

 

Answer the remaining two

question

s

 

with a well

–

developed essay

 

( Intro, Bod

y,

Conclusion )

 

·

 

NO INTERNET SOURCES

 

·

 

Use

 

Legal Environment of Business: A Managerial Approach: Theory to Practice,

2nd Edition (McGraw

–

Hill Higher Education). Text ONLY!

 

Use proper APA

citation

 

or MLA.

 

 

1)

 

Rowe was admitted to the hospital suffering from a critical

illness. He was given emergency

treatment and later underwent surgery. On at least four occasions, Rowe’s two sons discussed

with the hospital the payment for services to be rendered by the hospital. The first of these four

conversations took place that

 

day after Rowe was admitted. The sons informed the treating

physician that their father had no financial means but that they themselves would pay for such

services. During the other conversations, the sons authorized whatever treatment their father

need

ed, assuring the hospital that they would pay for the services. After Rowe’s discharge, the

hospital brought this action against the sons to recover the unpaid bill for the services rendered

to their father. Are the sons’ promises to the hospital enforce

able?

 

 

 

 

2)

 

Metal made a contract to design a new earth

–

moving vehicle for Lamar, Inc. Metal was

depending on the genius of Sam

, the head of its research department, to design a new vehicle.

Shortly af

ter the contract was made, Sam

 

was killed in a horrific

gardening accident

. Metal was

not able to design the vehi

cle without Sam

. Lamar sued Metal for damages and breach. Metal

argues their duty to perform was discharged. Are they correct?

 

 

 

 

 

3)

 

Anthony promises to pay McCarthy $10,000 if McCarthy reveals to

the public that Washington is

a communist. Washington is not a communist and never has been. McCarthy successfully

persuades the media to report that Washington is a communist and now seeks to recover the

$10,000 from Anthony, who refuses to pay. McCart

hy initiates a lawsuit against Anthony. What

will be the result?

 

 

 

 

4)

 

Joan, a bedridden, lonely 80 year old woman, owned Greenacre

 

(her family estate) outright. Al,

her doctor and friend, visited her weekly and was held to the highest regard by Joan. Joan was

terrified of pain and suffering and depended on Al to ease her fears. Several mo

nths before her

death she sold Gr

eenacre to

 

Al for $5000. The value of the land was well

–

over $5,000,000.

Joan’s two children challenged the validity of the sale of the land to Al. Was it vali

d?

 

Legal Environment of Business

Exam 2

Instructions:

 

 Answer any two questions with a short answer NOT to exceed four sentences in

length.

 Answer the remaining two questions with a well-developed essay ( Intro, Body,

Conclusion )

 NO INTERNET SOURCES

 Use Legal Environment of Business: A Managerial Approach: Theory to Practice,

2nd Edition (McGraw-Hill Higher Education). Text ONLY! Use proper APA

citation or MLA.

 

1) Rowe was admitted to the hospital suffering from a critical illness. He was given emergency

treatment and later underwent surgery. On at least four occasions, Rowe’s two sons discussed

with the hospital the payment for services to be rendered by the hospital. The first of these four

conversations took place that day after Rowe was admitted. The sons informed the treating

physician that their father had no financial means but that they themselves would pay for such

services. During the other conversations, the sons authorized whatever treatment their father

needed, assuring the hospital that they would pay for the services. After Rowe’s discharge, the

hospital brought this action against the sons to recover the unpaid bill for the services rendered

to their father. Are the sons’ promises to the hospital enforceable?

 

 

 

2) Metal made a contract to design a new earth-moving vehicle for Lamar, Inc. Metal was

depending on the genius of Sam, the head of its research department, to design a new vehicle.

Shortly after the contract was made, Sam was killed in a horrific gardening accident. Metal was

not able to design the vehicle without Sam. Lamar sued Metal for damages and breach. Metal

argues their duty to perform was discharged. Are they correct?

 

 

 

 

3) Anthony promises to pay McCarthy $10,000 if McCarthy reveals to the public that Washington is

a communist. Washington is not a communist and never has been. McCarthy successfully

persuades the media to report that Washington is a communist and now seeks to recover the

$10,000 from Anthony, who refuses to pay. McCarthy initiates a lawsuit against Anthony. What

will be the result?

 

 

 

4) Joan, a bedridden, lonely 80 year old woman, owned Greenacre (her family estate) outright. Al,

her doctor and friend, visited her weekly and was held to the highest regard by Joan. Joan was

terrified of pain and suffering and depended on Al to ease her fears. Several months before her

death she sold Greenacre to Al for $5000. The value of the land was well-over $5,000,000.

Joan’s two children challenged the validity of the sale of the land to Al. Was it valid?