QUESTION 1

a. Sam is a part time student of Kolej Berjaya. Since he is working on full time basis in a private company, he promised to pay his wife, Mary, the sum of RM500 if she prepares and types his assignments which he has to submit by the end of the month. Sam later refused to pay Mary RM500 and claimed that he was not serious in making the offer.

1. Is there any enforceable agreement between Sam and Mary? State your reason and legal authorities.

Yes, this is because:Oxford Concise Dictionary A written or spoken agreement between two or more parties, intended to be enforceable by law. In Sam and Mary situation, mary accept the offer of her husband th

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2. Would your answer be different if they were not married? Why?

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b. State whether Ali is required by the law of contract to fulfil his promises in the following situations and support the reasons with relevant legal authorities and decided cases.

1. Ali promises to sell a Honda CRV to Rafiq for RM100.

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2. Ali returns home and finds that John had cleaned his house and he promises to pay RM50 for his work.

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3. Ali who promised to sing in a concert could not turn up for the concert as he was ill.

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QUESTION 2

Murni wrote a letter to Fifi offering to sell her car for RM60,000. The letter reached Fifi on 25th November 2020. Fifi sent her letter of acceptance at 3.00 pm on the same day. Murni later had a second thought and decided to revoke her offer. She tried to contact Fifi by phone at 7.00 am of 26th November 2020 but to of no avail.

On 27th November 2020, Murni went to Fifis house and informed her that she would like to revoke her offer. Fifis letter of acceptance reached Murni on 29th November 2020. Murni said that the letter of acceptance was void because she has already revoked her offer. Fifi insists on buying the car and seek for your advice.

Advise Fifi on the legal implications and support your answer with relevant legal authorities and decided cases.

QUESTION 3

Nonie planned to organize a birthday party for her husband. She went to Baked With Love (BWL) to buy cupcakes. BWL prepared a number of cupcake samples to be tasted by Nonie. Having tasted a few samples, Nonie chose to buy 200 red velvet cupcakes. After making the payment, Nonie asked BWL to deliver the 200 red velvet cupcakes in accordance with the sample to her house during the birthday party.

As additional menu, Nonie ordered 20 pieces of large pizza from Ummis Bakery. Nonie made the purchasing order online and chose Hawaian Chicken Pizza as described in the advertisement in the website.

On the day of the birthday party, BWL and Ummis Bakery deleivered the ordered cupcakes and pizza to Nonies house. However, Nonie discovered that 100 cupcakes sent were vanilla-flavoured, whilst pizza sent was in regular size.

Nonie wanted to claim damages against BWL and Ummis Bakery. Advise Nonie accordingly and support your answer with relevant legal authorities and decided cases.