Civil Contract Law

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses civil contracts and provides an example of a breach of contract lawsuit against a florist who provided the floral arrangement for the plaintiff's wedding. The paper explains that according to contract law, the plaintiff will probably not be entitled to any damages demanded.

Outline:
Topic Summary - Breach of Contract
Application of Law
Opinion

From the Paper:

"Civil contracts require performance by both parties. Usually, but not always, one party to a civil contract agrees to perform a service or provide certain goods for which the other party agrees to pay an amount specified in the contract. Where one party refuses to perform his obligations required under the terms of a valid contract, this violation breaches the contract (Miller, 1988).
"Sometimes, a party performs the service or provides the goods specified by the contract, but a dispute arises between the parties concerning that performance. If the performance fails to meet certain elements of the contract, that is also considered a breach of contract, because the party paying for goods or services does not receive the goods or services actually specified under the contract. If the elements of the contracted goods or services not satisfied is considered a material term of the contract, that unsatisfactory performance is also a breach of contract (Miller, 1988)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hartocollis, A. A Bride Sues Her Florist Over Pastel Hydrangeas; The New York Times Online, October 16, 2007, Retrieved November 17, 2007, from:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/16/nyregion/16flowers.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=print
• Lattman, P. A Lawyer Sues Her Florist; Wall Street Journal Online, October 16, 2007, Retrieved November 17, 2007, from:http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/10/16/a-lawyer-bride-sues-her-florist/
• Miller, A.R. (1988) Miller's Court. New York: Houghton-Mifflin

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