WY Bar Contracts and Commercial Law

Question 1

Under Wyoming contract law, a valid offer requires all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Acceptance by the offeree

Answer

A valid offer requires intent to be bound, sufficiently definite terms, and communication to the offeree — acceptance creates the contract but is not part of the offer itself.

Question 2

Under Wyoming's adoption of the Uniform Commercial Code, when does risk of loss pass to the buyer in a shipment contract?

Accepted Answer

When the seller delivers goods to the carrier

Answer

Under UCC § 2-509(1)(a) as adopted in Wyoming, risk of loss passes to the buyer in a shipment contract when the seller duly delivers goods to the carrier.

Question 3

Under Wyoming contract law, the statute of frauds generally requires which type of contract to be in writing?

Accepted Answer

Contracts that cannot be performed within one year of formation

Answer

Wyoming's statute of frauds, like the common law version, requires contracts that cannot be performed within one year of their making to be evidenced by a writing signed by the party to be charged.

Question 4

Under Wyoming UCC law, a merchant's firm offer is irrevocable for up to:

Accepted Answer

3 months

Answer

UCC § 2-205, adopted in Wyoming, makes a written firm offer by a merchant irrevocable for the time stated or, if no time is stated, for a reasonable time not to exceed three months.

Question 5

Under Wyoming contract law, the doctrine of promissory estoppel allows enforcement of a promise without consideration when:

Accepted Answer

The promisor reasonably expected the promise to induce action and the promisee detrimentally relied

Answer

Promissory estoppel in Wyoming requires a clear promise, reasonable expectation of reliance, actual and substantial detrimental reliance, and that injustice can only be avoided by enforcement.

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