BUS 206 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Business law impacts our everyday lives, both
personally and professionally. Businesses enter contracts, manufacture goods,
sell services and
products, and engage in employment and labor
practices—activities that must all adhere to certain laws and regulations.
Recognizing and evaluating legal issues
is a fundamental skill that will help you navigate
commercial relationships and avoid potential problems in the business world.
Prompt: Imagine yourself as a paralegal working in a law
office that has been tasked with reviewing three current cases. You will review
the case studies and
compose a short report for each, applying your legal
knowledge and understanding of the types of business organizations. In each of
the three reports, you will
focus on areas of law covered in this course. Case Study Two
concentrates on contracts and landlord-tenant law.
Case Study Two: Sam Stevens lives in an apartment building where
he has been working on his new invention, a machine that plays the sound of a
barking dog
to scare off potential intruders. A national chain store
that sells safety products wants to sell Sam’s product exclusively. Although
Sam and the chain store never
signed a contract, Sam verbally told a store manager several
months ago that he would ship 1,000 units.
Sam comes home from work one day and finds two letters in
his mailbox. One is an eviction notice from his landlord, Quinn, telling him he
has to be out of the
apartment in 30 days because his barking device has been
bothering the other tenants. It also states that Sam was not allowed to conduct
a business from his
apartment. Sam is angry because he specifically told Quinn
that he was working on a new invention, and Quinn had wished him luck. The
second letter is from
the chain store, demanding that Sam deliver the promised
1,000 units immediately.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be
addressed:
A. Analyze the elements of this case to determine whether a
valid contract exists between Sam and the chain store. Support your response by
identifying
the elements of a valid contract in your analysis.
B. Assume there is not a valid contract between Sam and the
chain store. Analyze the elements of a quasi-contract and a promissory estoppel
to determine
whether the chain store would prevail on a claim of either.
Why or why not? Include support for your analysis.
C. Identify the rights and obligations of both the landlord
and tenant under a standard residential lease agreement.
D. Based upon those rights and obligations, does Sam’s
landlord have grounds to evict? Why or why not?
E. Further, what defenses might Sam raise to an eviction
action? Support your response.
Guidelines for Submission: Your submission should be a one-
to two-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font,
and one-inch
margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA
style.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric
in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For
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