HINT: See Chapters 10-14 of the text to help understand some of
the legal issues covered in this assignment.
Jim and Laura Buyer visit the local car dealership because
they are interested in buying a new car. The car they currently
have is aging and is starting to have mechanical problems. Jim and
Laura would share the new car, and use it to go back and forth to
work and school. Before going to the dealership, Jim and Laura
decide that they can only afford $
400.00 a month in car payments.
Once at the car dealership, Jim and Laura meet Stan Salesman.
Stan shows them several vehicles and Jim and Laura test-drive
several of the cars. Jim and Laura particularly like the blue
4-door sedan. Therefore, they agree to give Stan Salesman a $
100.00 deposit to hold the car for a day. Stan Salesman
does not give them the receipt but guarantees that the $
100.00 is refundable. No documents were signed.
The next day, Stan Salesman calls Jim and Laura to ask them
when they would like to take delivery of the car. Jim and Laura, on
the way home from the dealership, decided that they were not going
to buy the car because they did not want to spend that money each
month. Therefore, Jim and Laura tell Stan salesman that they have
decided not to buy the car and request their $
100.00 deposit back.
Stan insists that the $
100.00 was a deposit on the car and was meant to be part
of the contract to buy the car. Stan is very persistent and
insistent that Jim and Laura have contracted to buy the car;
therefore, the $
100.00 will be applied to the purchase price of the car.
Jim and Laura are shocked and angry as not only do they not want to
spend the money, but now feel as though they are being duped by
Stan Salesman.
Jim and Laura have an appointment to see a lawyer in a few
days, but know you are a student taking a business law class and
come to you for advice. They are very frazzled, and understandably
upset that they may have just purchased a car. Since you have been
taking business law, you have read and understand the elements of a
contract and the defenses to a contract. Therefore, although you
are not a lawyer, you provide some basic advice from what you’ve
learned in your business law class.
In three to five (3-5) pages, advise Jim and Laura based on
the above facts as presented, the material provided in the text,
and material covered in the lecture. In your paper, be sure to
address the following:
Define the elements of a legal contract using examples from
the scenario where applicable.
Decide whether or not there was a contract for the purchase
of the automobile.
Identify the facts from the scenario which support your
decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of
the automobile.
Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this
assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as
quality academic resources.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting
requirements:
Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12),
with one-inch margins on all sides.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
Include a reference page. Citations and references must
follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the
required page length.
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