...Foodmart Inc. Paper Silvia BUS 415 January 12, 2012 Foodmart Inc. Paper Foodmart Inc. is a retail grocery store in Any State, America. This paper will discuss four lawsuits involving Foodmart Inc. or its employees. The first lawsuit is Foodmart Inc. suing Masterpiece for breach of contract, specifically regarding Masterpiece’s performance on a renovation project. The second case concerns Jeremy Atwater, an employee of Foodmart, who is being sued by a car company named Smooth Sales Used Cars over the legality of a contract. The third lawsuit involves Brian, a manager of Foodmart, as a defendant versus Harry, who is suing him for breach of contract. In the final case, Foodmart itself is being sued by Todd, who accuses Foodmart of damaging his business because the grocery store did not give him a sauce that he wanted. Foodmart versus Masterpiece Foodmart contracted with Masterpiece Construction to renovate one of its stores in Any Town, specifically the one on Main Street. In the contract, Foodmart requested that Masterpiece complete the project within six months. Because it had too many other contracts, Masterpiece Construction was unable to finish the renovation in six months. To solve the matter, Masterpiece hired a different company, namely Build Them to Fall Construction, to complete the job. Build Them to Fall, however, did a very poor job. Foodmart was not notified by Masterpiece that they subcontracted with another company to finish the renovation. Foodmart sued...
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...Foodmart, Inc. is a retail grocery store chain based in Any State, USA. Foodmart contracted with Masterpiece Construction and few of its employees involved in different contracts. Contract is an agreement between two or more entities to do or not to do something with consideration for which the law provides a remedy. Contract is mainly use to enforce an agreement. A contract exist when there is an offer, an acceptance with is a meeting of the mind with the manifestation of the intent to agree, a consideration, a recognition to accept an offer and be able to consider an offer by law, and a subject matter. A contract can be void under certain circumstances, especially a contract conduct with a minor. The contract scenarios to discuss in this paper contain various aspects: processes involving a construction contract, a contract with a minor, contract with a minor, and issues in a contract. Scenario 1: Foodmart, Inc. is a retail grocery store currently undergoing renovation, which has required them to contract with Masterpiece, a construction company, to assist in making this vision possible. The contract specifically outlined a time frame for the work to be done within a six month period. In today’s business world contracts are written to define relations and transactions among entities. “In the eye of the law, a contract arises when there is an offer, acceptance of that offer, and sufficient consideration to make that contract valid” (FindLaw, 2011, p.84). According...
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...Business Law BUS 415 Caroline Youngblade November 28, 2011 Foodmart, Inc. Paper Introduction Contracts are a legal binding agreement entered into by two parties with the intention of creating a legal obligation. Team C will review each scenario, summarize the legal aspects, and identify the implications of the contracts in each scenario. Scenario One From the sound of this, Foodmart had a valid contract with Masterpiece for the renovation of the store on Main Street. Foodmart had an express contract, an agreement in written form, that Masterpiece had 6 months to ensure the renovation (Cheeseman, 2010). The specifics that are necessary to know are if Foodmart had any clauses in the contract preventing Masterpiece from subcontracting other work and if Masterpiece had to hold work done to a certain standard. The article mentions that Foodmart has noticed the poor quality of work being completed and passed for acceptable. Masterpiece is ultimately responsible for the final product and if the quality is not acceptable by the 6 month deadline, Masterpiece is at fault. Masterpiece does not have the authority to change the terms of this contract based on new contracts. By agreeing to this, Masterpiece agrees that the deadline is reasonable and any new contracts signed should already take this into consideration. Masterpiece can try to rule this as an unconscionable contract, a contract that courts refuse to enforce in part or in whole because it is so oppressive...
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...Course Syllabus Course Name: Business Law Course Number: BUS/415 Group Number: SWFOUN86 Course Start Date: 5/14/2012 Course End Date: 6/18/2012 Day & Time: Monday, 6:00pm PST Course Schedule________________________________________________________ Workshop 1 – May 14, 2012 Workshop 2 – May 21, 2012 Workshop 3 – June 4, 2012 Workshop 4 – June 11, 2012 Workshop 5 – June 18, 2012 Course Description This course examines, analyzes, and applies to the morn business environment the nature, formation and system of law in the United States. Course Topics & Objectives 1. Legal Environment Explain the relationship between business and the legal environment. Evaluate the social responsibility of business practices. Describe the stages of a civil case. 2. Torts Assess business situations for tort liability and defenses. 3. Contracts and Commerce Describe the elements of a valid contract. Explain the application of the Uniform Commercial Code to commercial transactions. Differentiate between types of interests in property. 4. Business Organizations Differentiate business entities by their advantages and disadvantages. Explain the actions which may result in the piercing of the corporate veil. Describe the formation and dissolution of a corporation. 5. Employment Law Government Regulation Describe the evolution of employment law. Explain government regulation of employer-employee relationships...
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...Foodmart Inc., Paper Zelda Anderson, Shaquan Bozeman, Maria Lovell, Lashawda Jones, Ali Gurley BUS/415 March 13, 2012 Professor Michele Riley In scenario one many issues are in question such as whether this contract was legally formed, if the contract was assignable or if the contract was disregard and what the appropriate standards is for the non-breaching party. They need to take a look at the contract and decide if the contract was an acceptance and consideration. After reading the scenario the contract does not show any formation process, it also does not show whether the contract is valid between the two companies. In order for Foodmart to sue Masterpiece construction they must first establish that the contract ever existed. Masterpiece could avoid the liability under the contract by proving that no legal contract was clearly defined. If no contract was formed to where Foodmart accepted the terms then the offer could be different. The facts in this case do not indicate whether the contract between Foodmart and Masterpiece was assignable or not. Even if a contract is held to be non-assignable, most jurisdictions will usual not grant the change of a specific performance. If Foodmart petitioned the court for an injunction and sue Masterpiece for the breach in contract and the specific performance they will lose. Foodmart could win against the case if they sue only under the breach of contract. Masterpiece argues that they had the right to delegate the contract...
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