BLAW TEST 2 - CHAPTER 16 -
WRITTEN CONTRACTS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Abby dies, and her good friend, Clay is appointed to administer Abby's
estate. Abby's house was in poor condition, so Clay orally hired a contractor
to make repairs. Clay also orally promised that if the estate could not pay
the repair bill, he would pay it even though he does not live in the house
and has no entitlement under Abby's estate. The estate does not pay the
repair bill. Who can the contractor collect from, if anyone?
a. The contractor can collect from either the estate or Clay.
b. The contractor can collect from the estate only.
c. The contractor can collect from Clay only.
d. The contractor must collect from the estate first, and then collect any
deficiency from Clay. - ANS ✓b. The contractor can collect from the estate only.
Derek and Abyan were discussing business over lunch when they agreed on
the sale of a five-acre parcel of land. Since neither of them had any paper
with them, Derek wrote the following on a napkin: "Abyan agrees to
purchase from Derek a 5-acre parcel located at the local address of 123
105th Street, St. Joseph, Minnesota, U.S.A. for the price of $4,500 per acre.
Transfer of title, payment, and possession to take place on May 1, 2011."
Abyan signed the napkin. On May 1, 2011, Derek was ready to close the deal
and transfer title but Abyan refused to pay the purchase price. If Derek sues
Abyan for the price of the land, the most likely result will be:
a. Abyan will win because the writing is not sufficient under the statute of
frauds.
b. Derek will win because the writing is sufficient under the statute of
frauds.
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c. Abyan will win because Derek did not sign the writing.
d. Derek will win because the statute of frauds d - ANS ✓b. Derek will win
because the writing is sufficient under the statute of frauds.
Which of the following types of contracts cannot be either contradicted or
supplemented by evidence of prior agreements or expressions?
a. totally integrated contracts
b. incomplete contracts
c. ambiguous contracts
d. oral contracts - ANS ✓a. totally integrated contracts
Claude agrees to lease his house to Irvin for nine months, the lease to begin
six months from the signing of the contract. Under the statute of frauds:
a. the lease is not required to be in writing.
b. the lease is required to be in writing because of the one-year rule.
c. the parol evidence rule renders the lease voidable.
d. the lease is a collateral promise which must be in writing - ANS ✓b. the
lease is required to be in writing because of the one-year rule.
The main difference between the UCC requirement for a writing for a
contract for the sale of goods and the common law is that the:
a. UCC requires only the signature of both parties.
b. UCC does not require all the terms of the agreement to be in writing.
c. common law requires only an indication that the parties reached an
agreement
d. common law requires only the signature of the defendant and the
quantity of goods being sold - ANS ✓b. UCC does not require all the terms of
the agreement to be in writing.
Which of the following promises ordinarily must be in writing to be
enforceable?
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