mg131 - canadian business law

Answer the questions following each case study below and with your conclusion as well.

1)Grant got a job with Ace Computers Co. (Ace) as a salesman. He was given a course in sales by Ace, business cards, and several of the company's order forms and brochures, and he was assigned an area in which he would sell computers door-to-door on behalf of Ace. Grant would be paid on a commission basis. At his first house, he was so excited by the interest shown that he forgot the explicit instructions he had receivedonly cash sales permitted. As an agent for Ace, he sold a computer on time to a 70-year-old woman. She was to pay $25 per month for eight years because that was all she could afford. When Brown, Ace's sales manager, heard of the deal, he fired Grant and said Ace would not go through with the contract. However, the old woman liked the computer very much and insisted that Ace provide her with one within the week as required by the contract.

Would Ace Computers be bound by the contract? Why or why not?

2)Jim was assigned to a different workroom at the factory. During the day he became increasingly upset with one of his new co-workers, Mr. Saur, who criticized everything he did. After several hours of this, Jim said, "I could do a little better in here if you kept your mouth shut." Saur answered, "you young punk, you make me sick," and with that, he intentionally knocked over a machine that would have hit Jim if he hadn't jumped out of the way. Jim picked up a paper cup of water and threw its contents at Saur saying, "cool down, old man." Charlie, another worker, grabbed Jim and pulled him out of the room, away from Saur.

Could Jim sue Saur for assault, even if he wasn't hit by the fallen machinery? Why or why not?