Business Law
Karla should be liable for Leroy’s extra expenses in providing for the hogs. Karla breached a written contract with Leroy after failing to transfer the ownership of the land before the date they had contracted or rather agreed upon (May 1). Essentially, the delayed transfer of ownership should be perceived as a unilateral breach, this was apparently acquiesced. In a unilateral breach, one party between the two legally competent parties pays his or her acquaintance to perform a certain duty upon which the other party is obliged to transfer back the funds once the duty has been accomplished (McKendrick & Cohen, 2005).
In a close look into this issue, it is apparent that the acquiesce terms entail a modification of the written contract (Miller & Cross, 2013). Ensuing the fact that LeRoy was disposed to take and complete the procedures as per the contract, but Karla on her side said that she was not yet ready, she apparently did not accept to subsidize the costs. Nonetheless, her intention was to modify the contract while, on the other hand, let the sale of the land complete with no explicit accommodation.
Though LeRoy aspired to acquire the ownership of the land, she didn’t consent to this, in this case, the sale of the land has been bi-furcated, of which its modification terms have been acquiesced from the misdemeanour ensuing the delayed transfer of ownership. Since the sale has gone through, it is ostensible that Karla is liable or rather responsible for a breach of contract since her actions harmed LeRoy (Mahoney, 2011). Generally, within the scope of both expectancy and reliance damages, Karla is responsible and liable to a breach of contract that harmed LeRoy (Rowan, 2012).
References
Mahoney, P. G. (2011). 9 Contract remedies: general. Contract Law and Economics, 6, 155.
McKendrick, E., & Cohen, N. (2005). Comparative remedies for breach of contract.
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Miller, R. L. R., & Cross, F. B. (2013). The legal environment today: Business in its ethical,
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Rowan, S. (2012). Remedies for Breach of Contract: A Comparative Analysis of the
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