Res ipsa loquitur is a doctrine that allows a jury to infer negligence from the mere fact that an accident occurred, when the accident is of a type that doesn't ordinarily happen without negligence.
While offer, acceptance, and consideration are essential elements of a valid contract, notarization is generally not required unless specified by statute for certain types of contracts.
The rule against perpetuities is a common law rule that limits the duration of future interests in property, typically to no later than 21 years after the death of a life in being at the creation of the interest.
Present sense impression is a recognized exception to the hearsay rule, allowing statements describing or explaining an event made while or immediately after perceiving it.
While impossibility, frustration of purpose, and mutual mistake can be defenses to breach of contract, a unilateral mistake generally does not excuse performance unless the other party knew or had reason to know of the mistake.
