consideration. Case : Phang Swee Kim v. Beh I Hock (1964) MLJ 383. The appellant agreed to buy a land for from the respondent for the price of $500‚ although the land was worth much more. The respondent later refuse to honour the promise‚ arguing that the promise was unenforceable because of the inadequacy of consideration. FC held : The consideration was adequate because the respondent has agreed to transfer the land to the appellant for $500. There was a valid contract. ( 24 ) Section
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7 nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but‚ “In Isaac your seed shall be called.” 8 That is‚ those who are the children of the flesh‚ these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise: “At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.” And not only this‚ but when Rebecca also had conceived by one man‚ even by our father Isaac11 (for the children not yet being born‚ nor having done any good
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them; the ones that I feel help show that Harwood is incorrect in his assumption to reject Utilitarianism. Harwood’s eleven objections are that Utilitarianism is overly demanding‚ it eliminates supererogation‚ it is unjust‚ it fails to take promises seriously enough‚ average and total Utilitarianism produce absurdities‚ rule-Utilitarianism is incoherent or redundant‚ Utilitarianism requires us to enter the experience machine‚ it wildly overstates our duties to animals‚ it panders to bigots and
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Throughout the story Eveline goes through many fears in her life. She is feared of her violent father‚ she is feared to go and live with Frank in a different country‚ she is feared to stay and live in Dublin and she is feared do break her mother’s promise. Eveline‚ who is nineteen years old‚ sits by her window and thinking about what she needs to do. Her mother died when she was a child. Her only brother‚ Harry‚ is in the church business. She has fallen in love with
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A contract differs from an agreement because a contract must be an agreement‚ but an agreement does not have to be a contract (Ashcoft & Ashcoft‚ 2010). A contract is an agreement with a specific term with two or more persons in which there is a promise to do something in return for a benefit known as consideration. An agreement is when two people come to an arrangement about a particular issue‚ which include obligations‚ rights‚ and duties (Agreement Law Definition‚ 2006). There is not a big difference
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In reading the Book of Deuteronomy‚ specifically‚ chapter 5 verses 6-21 which contains the second giving of the Laws to Moses known as the Ten Commandments‚ one could say that the some of the commandments could be interpreted to be verses that draw an inference to prosperity. Verse 14‚ teaches that we are to keep the Sabbath holy and rest “But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work‚ thou‚ nor thy son‚ nor thy daughter‚ nor thy manservant‚ nor thy maidservant
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or reject‚ we can conclude that there was no enforceable contract in this case. Answer 2: Promissory estoppel is relevant to the dispute between Max and Joanna because promissory estoppel is a “legal principle that prevents a person who made a promise from reengaging
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Analyze the problem that Tom Mathis and Danaher Sensors and Controls needed to solve in this case? What were the surrounding issues of the problem? In the case there have few problems that needed Tom Mathis and Danaher Sensors and Control get a solution to make the operation reach more successful and efficiency level. At the time before Tom Mathis joined Danaher Sensors and Controls‚ the enterprise had employed Japanese Kanban method supply chain management instead of replying on a manufacturing
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her brothers and sisters" (4). She begins to think about how they all grew up and left or like her mother‚ died. Eveline realizes she is a young woman who deserves a happy and fulfilling life. Eveline could not forget the promise she had made to her dying mother. The promise was "to keep the home together as long as she could" (6). Being raised Catholic; it was very difficult for Eveline not to keep
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the rule in Pinnel’s Case: payment of part of debt did not in itself constitute consideration for Mrs. Beer’s promise to forgo the balance15. Foakes v Beer and Re Selectmove Ltd. showed that partial payment of a debt is not viewed as good consideration. They both also showed that a promise to accept less could not have been enforced. However‚ Williams v Roffey Bros. proves that a promise to pay more can be enforced as long as the party paying will benefit from paying more. In Williams v Roffey‚
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