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First Principles of Business Law |
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1. General concepts underlying agency |
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1.2. The acquisition of legal rights |
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There are various concepts that are important to understanding the law of agency. One of these is the very basic concept of a person acquiring legal rights. Consider the following facts and then answer the questions. A enters into a contract to purchase a motor vehicle from B, intending to give it as a gift to C. B fails to deliver the car to A. C wants to enforce the contract against B.
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1. On these facts, are A and B both acting on their own behalf in their dealings with each other? 2. On these facts, is C entitled to enforce the contract against A? |
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