Sam uses various internet dating services to go own dates. Last Saturday he and Ingrid are matched for a date and they decide to meet for coffee at coffee at a nearby coffee house. Sam thinks the date is going great and after spending three hours in the coffee house decides to ask Ingrid if she wants to get some dinner. Ingrid agrees and they decide to ride Sam's motorcycle to the restaurant from the coffee house. Sam tries to start the motorcycle but can't get it to work. After ten or so tries, smoke starts billowing out of the motorcycle's exhaust system, and Sam finally gives up. He turns to Ingrid and says, "This bike is a piece of garbage. I'd sell it for fifty cents if I could!" Ingrid reaches into her coat pocket for two quarters and hands them to Sam. She then jumps on the bike, starts it right up and takes off. Sam uses Ingrid and claims there was no contract. Is he right? Why or why not? Mr. Washington works at an antique book store. One day the owner of the store, Mr. Jefferson, puts out for sale a rare and highly coveted book by Ernest Hemingway. The owner Mr. Jefferson pulls out a price tag from his desk drawer and writes a sales price of $400.00. Mr. Washington knows that the owner intended to sell it for $4,000.00 but inadvertently left off one zero. Mr. Washington finishes his shift and tells his friend Mr. Madison about the mishap. Mr. Madison goes to the store and hands the owner the book and $400.00 and asks that the book be gift wrapped. The owner suddenly realizes he has made a mistake in the price and refuses to sell it to Mr. Madison. Mr Madison smugly replies, "It was your mistake, not mine. I'm entitled to the book for $400.00." Is he right? Mr. Deakin throws an absolutely spectacular St. Patrick's Day party every year at his starting at 8:00 p.m. Like every other year, he sends out invitations to approximately 150 people. This year, he received 140 RSVPs from people saying they were coming. On the afternoon of the party, Mr. Deakin's best friend gives him a ticket and a backstage pass to see his favorite band, "Traffic", perform at Toad's Place in New Haven, where he will for the first time meet Steve Winwood, his favorite lead singer in any band. He leads to the concert at 5:00 p.m. and with his backstage pass he gets to meet the band members and shake hands with none other than Steve Winwood before the concert. In the meantime, his guests show up at his house and see a sign posted on Mr. Deakin's front door saying "St. Pat's Day Party cancelled. Sorry." Three of Mr. Deakin's guests flew in from London for the party and sue him for the cost of their flight and accommodations. Who will prevail? You are attending a dinner party when you overhear someone at the other end of the table proclaim that the first government in the United States was created in 1789 with ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Explain why this statement is correct or incorrect? Describe in detail your knowledge of the commerce clause, and its related counterpart, the dormant commerce clause as set forth in U.S. Constitution and as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. (This relates in part to our discussion of Family Winemakers of California v. Jenkins, 592 F.3d 1 (2010). What is the objective theory of contract law? Can silence every considered a valid means of accepting an offer? If so, please provide an example and the legal basis for such a rule of law. Sandra Sunshine is 96 years old, and has two children living in California that are 76 and 74 years of age. These children never visit their mother at her home in Woodbridge, Connecticut. Ms. Sunshine's neighbor living two doors down, Mr. J. Geils, became a close confidant (friend) of Ms. Sunshine over the years, and in doing so religiously delivered a bagel and the daily newspaper to Ms. Sunshine every morning. Mr. Geils had also taken care of many other chores and yardwork for Ms. Sunshine free of charge over the previous 25 years. During their many discussions over afternoon tea, Mr. Geils occasionally asked Ms. Sunshine what she was going to do with her house after she died. On a few occasions, Mr. Geils suggested to Ms. Sunshine that he was interested in buying the house from her. Just before she died, Mr. Geils sent Ms. Sunshine a bouquet of flowers with a notecard that said "Remember me if you ever want to sell your house. You are my best friend Ms. Sunshine. Love, J. Geils." When Ms. Sunshine died in January of 2015, her will included a provision that gave her house to Mr. Geils. The will was changed a few days after Mr. Geils had the flowers and the note delivered to Ms. Sunshine. When Ms. Sunshine's daughters find out that their mother gave her house, worth $1.7 million dollars to Mr. Geils, whom they didn't know, the daughters were stunned and upset. They consult a lawyer to see if the will (which is a kind of contract) can be challenged and rendered void. What legal theory will the lawyer likely pursue? Described in detail the four sources of American law