9. Slack, a convict, escaped from the County Prison. The afternoon papers reported it in bigtype, and included a picture of the man and a description of him. About the same time Lowry, the County Sheriff, got out a number of printed notices describing the man, and offered a reward of $500 for his capture. These were posted at various points on trees and poles. Thomas bought a newspaper and was reading it on the way home in the trolley car, and saw the report of the escape. Looking up from the paper, he saw Slack sitting opposite him. He immediately seized him and rushed him to the County Prison in a taxicab. He met Probleme on Contrarte. Rueinseel. DARA the Sheriff, and turned Slack over to him when the Sheriff identified him. Thomas left the prison and started to walk home. On his way he saw one of the Sheriff's notices on a tree. He hurried back to the prison and demanded the reward, but the Sheriff refused to give it to him. Thomas sued Lowry for $500. Can he recover? Explain, stating the arguments which reasonably might be advanced by each of the parties. 10. On August 18, 1959, the Nursery Co., Inc. of LaFeria, Texas, entered into a written agreement with H.L. Engel, Inc. of Edenburg, Texas, under the terms of which the Nursery Co. Agreed to supply "50,000 citrus fruit trees to be selected as to variety, on or before October 1, 1959, by the buyer, said trees to caliper at time of delivery 5/8 inches or larger and said trees to be from seedlings now growing on seller's nursery." The price was to be $1.70 per tree, delivery to be between December 1, 1960 and April 1, 1961. On September 15, 1959, H.L. Engel, Inc. ordered the following citrus trees: 2,000 Pineapple oranges, 5,000 Marsh Pink oranges, 1,000 Washington Navels and 33,000 Marsh Seedless oranges. All of these were in seedling form at the seller's nursery. The Nursery Co, refused to perform the agreement, upon the ground that it was indefinite as to subject matter, since the particular kinds of trees an the amount of each kind were not specified in the agreement. Is the contention of the Nursery Company sound? Explain. 11.On March 1, 1962, the Clay Products Company wrote Potter offering to supply up to five million bricks at the rate of $28 per thousand, and expressly agreeing to keep the offer open untii May 1. On April I the Clay Products Company wrote Potter withdrawing their proposition and he received this letter on April 2. On April 3 Potter wrote the Clay Products Company stating that he accepted their proposition and renouncing their attempt to withdraw the offer, in as much as they had given Potter two months in which to accept. When called upon to deliver the bricks, Clay Products Company refused to do so and Potter sued. (a) Decide and explain, assuming the case is not governed by statute. (b) Would your answer remain the same if the transaction is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code2 Evelin 9. Slack, a convict, escaped from the County Prison. The afternoon papers reported it in bigtype, and included a picture of the man and a description of him. About the same time Lowry, the County Sheriff, got out a number of printed notices describing the man, and offered a reward of $500 for his capture. These were posted at various points on trees and poles. Thomas bought a newspaper and was reading it on the way home in the trolley car, and saw the report of the escape. Looking up from the paper, he saw Slack sitting opposite him. He immediately seized him and rushed him to the County Prison in a taxicab. He met Probleme on Contrarte. Rueinseel. DARA the Sheriff, and turned Slack over to him when the Sheriff identified him. Thomas left the prison and started to walk home. On his way he saw one of the Sheriff's notices on a tree. He hurried back to the prison and demanded the reward, but the Sheriff refused to give it to him. Thomas sued Lowry for $500. Can he recover? Explain, stating the arguments which reasonably might be advanced by each of the parties. 10. On August 18, 1959, the Nursery Co., Inc. of LaFeria, Texas, entered into a written agreement with H.L. Engel, Inc. of Edenburg, Texas, under the terms of which the Nursery Co. Agreed to supply "50,000 citrus fruit trees to be selected as to variety, on or before October 1, 1959, by the buyer, said trees to caliper at time of delivery 5/8 inches or larger and said trees to be from seedlings now growing on seller's nursery." The price was to be $1.70 per tree, delivery to be between December 1, 1960 and April 1, 1961. On September 15, 1959, H.L. Engel, Inc. ordered the following citrus trees: 2,000 Pineapple oranges, 5,000 Marsh Pink oranges, 1,000 Washington Navels and 33,000 Marsh Seedless oranges. All of these were in seedling form at the seller's nursery. The Nursery Co, refused to perform the agreement, upon the ground that it was indefinite as to subject matter, since the particular kinds of trees an the amount of each kind were not specified in the agreement. Is the contention of the Nursery Company sound? Explain. 11.On March 1, 1962, the Clay Products Company wrote Potter offering to supply up to five million bricks at the rate of $28 per thousand, and expressly agreeing to keep the offer open untii May 1. On April I the Clay Products Company wrote Potter withdrawing their proposition and he received this letter on April 2. On April 3 Potter wrote the Clay Products Company stating that he accepted their proposition and renouncing their attempt to withdraw the offer, in as much as they had given Potter two months in which to accept. When called upon to deliver the bricks, Clay Products Company refused to do so and Potter sued. (a) Decide and explain, assuming the case is not governed by statute. (b) Would your answer remain the same if the transaction is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code2 Evelin