Exam 10: Legality, consent, and Writing

Larson entered Forrester's Auto Mart to purchase a used car.Larson found a vehicle with a sales price of $11,000.After Forrester ansed all of Larson's questions,Forrester and Larson agreed to a sale.As Larson was leaving to get the money to pay for the car,Forrester told Larson that Robert Redford formerly owned the car.Larson later learned that Robert Redford had never owned the car.If Larson seeks to rescind the deal based on Forrester's statement,Larson will:

A party injured by fraud generally has the choice of suing for damages or rescinding the contract.

Suppose that Lenny,a lawyer,enters into an agreement with Cindy,his client,that his fees will be a percentage of the recovery Lenny obtains for Cindy in her pending divorce.State law makes such a contingency fee arrangement illegal in divorce actions.What will be the probable outcome if Lenny attempts to enforce the agreement?

Vicki entered into a written contract to buy a car from Valley Motors.During the negotiations,the sales representative said that the car had a two-year full warranty.The written contract included a provision that stated,"This writing is the full and final expression of the parties' agreement,and anything said before signing or while signing is irrelevant." The written contract did not include a warranty.Two months after Vicki took delivery of the car,she discovered that the transmission needed to be replaced.Vicki claimed that it was covered by the full warranty.Will Vicki be able to present evidence as to the sale representative's statements concerning the warranty?

Discuss the pros and cons of gambling and whether there might be any reason for a court or legislature to treat gambling on credit any differently from gambling itself.