PJC Business

C ONTENTS

C HAPTER 101 C ONTRACTS PJC 101.1

Basic Question—Existence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PJC 101.2

Basic Question—Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PJC 101.3

Question and Instruction on Declaration of Meaning of Ambiguous Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Question and Instruction on Reformation as an Affirmative Cause of Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PJC 101.4

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[PJC 101.5 and 101.6 are reserved for expansion.]

PJC 101.7

Defenses—Basic Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PJC 101.8

Question on Main Purpose Doctrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PJC 101.9 59 PJC 101.10 Instruction on Offer and Acceptance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 PJC 101.11 Instruction on Withdrawal or Revocation of Offer . . . . . . . . . . 63 PJC 101.12 Instruction on Ambiguous Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 PJC 101.13 Instruction on Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 PJC 101.14 Instruction on Time of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 PJC 101.15 Instruction on Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 PJC 101.16 Instruction on Ratification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 PJC 101.17 Instruction on Materiality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 PJC 101.18 Defenses—Instruction on Plaintiff’s Material Breach When Only One Party Claims a Material Breach . . . . . . . . . . . 72 PJC 101.19 Defenses—Instruction on Anticipatory Repudiation. . . . . . . . . 74 PJC 101.20 Defenses—Instruction on Waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 PJC 101.21 Defenses—Instruction on Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 PJC 101.22 Defenses—Instruction on Equitable Estoppel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Instruction on Formation of Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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