ESSAY

CHAPTER 7

21.

When she was 17, Gloria got a full-time job and moved into her own apartment. She bought most of her food at a corner store where she charged her purchases. When Gloria failed to pay her bill the store sued her. Gloria claimed she did not have to pay since she was a minor. What, if any, liability does Gloria have?

ESSAY

CHAPTER 8

21.

Joseph got into some trouble with the police when he was a teenager. He dropped out of college and did not have a steady job at age 22. His grandfather was very concerned, so he promised Joseph that if he got a steady job, did not break the law again, and would go back to college if he could be admitted, the grandfather would pay Joseph $20,000. Discuss whether these various promises on Joseph's part would constitute valid consideration for the payment of the $20,000.

CHAPTER 18TRANSFER OF TITLE AND RISK IN SALES CONTRACTS

ESSAY

21.

Dechert's

camera fails to focus properly so he takes the camera to a camera store that sells new and used cameras and also repairs them. When

Dechert

returns to the store a week later to pick up the camera it is not found. It turns out after the camera was fixed a dishonest employee sold it to a customer who came in to buy a used camera. If

Dechert

finds out the name of the customer who bought the camera can he recover it from the

customer