Jason, a recently retired restaurant owner, decides that he no longer wishes to be a slave to technology. Part of his plan to completely disconnect includes a self-imposed ban on the use of cell phones and computers.

Jason makes the decision to move, permanently, to his parents' vacation home in a remote community on a private island located in the middle of a lake on Vancouver island. In keeping with his ban on technology, he places and ad in the classifieds section of the provincial newspaper stating that he is selling his car.

The following ad was published in the weekend edition of newspaper: "2010 Volkswagen Jetta FOR SALE. Car is in excellent working condition and will be sold to the first person who sends me a notice in writing indicating they will buy the car for $4,000. Notices must be sent to the following address: 123 Coney Island, lake Comax, BC VIR 0G4".

On Sunday evening, Jenny, who has yet to pass a driver's test as she is only 15, posts a letter stating that she wants to buy Jason's car for $4,000 on Wednesday morning. It normally takes 1 week for letters that are sent from Vancouver to arrive on Coney Island.

On Monday morning, Jessica, a bartender who used to work with Jason in the restaurant business, sees the advertisement in the newspaper. She recognizes the address as Jason once invited her to visit the vacation home a few summers ago. Late Monday night, after a long evening shift and after she has had one-too-many beers after work, Jessica sends Jason an email (to the email address that he gave her when they first met) stating that she is willing to pay $4,000 for the car. Jason never receives the email, owing to his self- imposed ban on the use of cell phones and computers.

On Tuesday evening, Jason meets his friend Dave for dinner on his family's Private Island. Dave complains how his car is giving him problems and Jason mentions that he is selling his Jetta for $3,500. Dave says that he only has $3,000 to spend on a replacement car. Jason does not want to sell his car to Dave in case the car ends up suffering from mechanical problems, which would then put a strain on their friendship. To make matters worse, Dave suggests that, as part of the "deal", he can give Jason $2,000 in cash and then give him $1,000 worth of stolen goods that Jason knows Dave acquired in a fraudulent transaction with local drug dealers.

Jason was becoming very discouraged as he thought selling his car would be quick and easy .So, he calls his 25-year old niece and tells her: "Look, Candice, you have to buy my car because of all the things I have done for you over the years.... you owe me! I'll give you my car for $3,000". Candice offers her Uncle $2,500 just because she feels pressured to make an offer but she has no intention of buying the car.

Explain, using the principles of contract law, the position of each of the parties involved in this scenario.

2. FT: Regarding the potential contract between Jason and Candice, which of the following statement is true?

Select one:

a. Even if all of the required elements (consensus, capacity, consideration, legality, and intention) were present, this contract would be voidable due to undue influence

b. Neither Jason nor Candice had the capacity to enter into an agreement

c. There was no consensus because there was no meeting of the minds

d. The contract would be voided due to duress

3. FT: The potential contract between Jason and Jessica is legal because:

Select one:

a. All the required elements to validate a contract are present in the agreement between Jason and Jenny

b. Neither the subject matter of the contract nor the way in which the deal wouldtake place are illegal

c. The subject matter of the contract is not legal

d. The selling of a car in the manner proposed is not legal

e. Although Jessica did not respond to Jason's offer in the manner requested, her acceptance is still valid

4. FT: Regarding the potential contract between Jason and Candice, which of the following statements is true about legality:

Select one:

a. Neither the subject matter of the contract nor the way in which the dealwould take place are illegal, so the legality element is satisfied

b. the subject matter of the contractor is illegal and this contractwould therefore be considered void due to illegality

c. It is immortal to use undue influence and this contract would therefore be considered void

d. Selling a car is illegal and this contract would therefore be considered void due to illegality

e. All that required element to validate a contract are present in the agreement between Jason and Candice

8. FT: Capacity in the potential contract between Jason and Jessica is not valid because:

Select one:

a. Jessica is a known bankrupt

b. Jessica iscertifiably insane

c. Jessica does have capacity to enter into the contract with the Jason

d. Jessica is a minor

e. Jessica lacked capacity at the time she attempted to accept the Jason's offer

12. FT: In the potential contract between Jason and Dave, the following statement is true about consensus:

Select one:

a. In a conversation between the offeror and offeree, there was a meeting of the minds as well as valid offer

b. This is a case of an invitation to treat as it involves a bilateral agreement between the two parties

c. There is no valid offer and acceptance between Dave offers fradulen bonda as part of his payment

d. There is no valid offer and acceptance as Dave's counteroffer negates Jason's original offer of selling his car to him for $3,500

e. The back-and-forth negotiation between the two parties satisfies the requirement for consensus

14. FT: In the potential contract between Jason and Jessica, the following statement is true about consensus:

Select one:

a. The adin the newspaper is an "invitation to treat" and this is bilateral offer which can be accepted by anyone

b. The postbox rule dictates that Jessica acceptance is consideredvalid on the day that it was sent

c. The required elements for consensus satisfied by Jason's published offer and the fact that just Jessica complied with the condition accepted accordinglyd.consensus fails in this particular case because Jessica is a minor

e. There is no valid offer and acceptance because Jessica responded via email

18. FT: In the potential contract between Jason and Candice, the following statement is true about consensus:

Select one:

a. The back-and-forth negotiation between the two parties satisfies the requirement for consensus

b. There is no valid offer and acceptance as Candice counteroffer negates Jason's original offer of selling his car

c. Consensus fails in this case because Jason uses duress to pressure Candice into an agreement

d. In a conversation between the offeror and offeree, there was meeting of the minds as well as a valid offer

e. Consensus fails in this case because Candice had no intention of buying her uncle's car

20. FT: In the potential contract between Jason and Jenny, consensus is established because:

Select one:

a. The post box rule dictates that Jenny's offer is considered accepted the day that it was posted

b. There is no valid offer and acceptance because Jenny responded by writing a letter

c. consensus fails in this particular case because Jenny is a minor

d. the required elements for consensus are satisfied by Jason's published offer and the fact that Jenny complied with the condition accepted accordingly

e. The ad in the newspapers is an "invitation to treat" and this is a bilateral offer which can be accepted by anyone