CT Bar Contracts & Torts 2

Question 1

Under the UCC, a merchant's firm offer is irrevocable for up to how long without consideration?

Accepted Answer

90 days

Answer

30 days

Answer

60 days

Answer

6 months

Question 2

A seller contracts to deliver 500 widgets but delivers only 490. The buyer rejects the entire shipment. Which doctrine governs the buyer's right to reject?

Accepted Answer

Perfect tender rule

Answer

Substantial performance

Answer

Material breach doctrine

Answer

Anticipatory repudiation

Question 3

In a negligence action, the 'but-for' test is used to establish:

Accepted Answer

Actual causation

Answer

Duty of care

Answer

Breach of duty

Answer

Proximate causation

Question 4

A contractor completes 95% of a home renovation but abandons the remaining work. Under Connecticut law, the homeowner owes the contractor:

Accepted Answer

The contract price minus the cost to complete

Answer

Nothing, because there was no full performance

Answer

The full contract price as liquidated damages

Answer

Only the value of materials supplied

Question 5

Which element distinguishes battery from assault?

Accepted Answer

Actual harmful or offensive contact

Answer

Intent to cause harm

Answer

Apprehension of imminent contact

Answer

Lack of consent

Question 6

A landowner in Connecticut hires an independent contractor to perform blasting work. A bystander is injured by the blast. The landowner is most likely:

Accepted Answer

Liable because blasting is an inherently dangerous activity

Answer

Not liable because the contractor is independent

Answer

Liable under respondeat superior

Answer

Liable only if the landowner was negligent in hiring

Question 7

Under the parol evidence rule, which of the following IS admissible to vary the terms of a fully integrated written contract?

Accepted Answer

Evidence of fraud in the inducement

Answer

Prior oral agreements contradicting the writing

Answer

Contemporaneous oral agreements on the same subject

Answer

Prior written negotiations that contradict the final terms