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  • 3.30D Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 3.30D — Page 1 of 4 3.30D ABUSE OF PROCESS (Approved before 1984) The plaintiffs in this action allege that the defendant is liable for abuse of process. The defendant denies the allegation. There are two basic elements necessary to sustain the …
  • 3.30E Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 3.30E — Page 1 of 3 3.30E FRAUD — DECEIT (Approved 2/92) Plaintiff seeks to recover damages which he/she claims he/she sustained as a result of a misrepresentation made to him/her by the defendant. One who represents as true that which is false …
  • 3.30F Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 3.30F — Page 1 of 2 3.30F INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS (Approved 11/99) The plaintiff is (also) bringing an action based on intentional infliction of emotional distress allegedly caused by the defendant.1 To recover, plaintiff must …
  • 4.10A Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10A — Page 1 of 2 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS A. THE CONTRACT CLAIM — GENERALLY (Approved 5/98) NOTE TO JUDGE In preparing the 1998 revisions to this charge, the Committee patterned much of its work on Robert E. Kehoe, Jr.’s two volume treatise …
  • 4.10B Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10B — Page 1 of 1 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS B. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY (Approved 5/98) Ordinarily a person may not sue for breach of a contract unless the person is a party to the contract. However, persons may enter into a contract for the …
  • 4.10C Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10C — Page 1 of 2 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS C. EXISTENCE OF A LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT (Approved 5/98) A contract is a legally enforceable agreement to do or not to do something. Plaintiff claims that [party] and [party] entered into a …
  • 4.10D Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10D — Page 1 of 1 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS D. FORM OF CONTRACT (Approved 5/98) There is no requirement that a contract be in writing, that it be dated, or that it be signed by either party.1 It can be entirely oral, or it can be partly oral and …
  • 4.10E Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10E — Page 1 of 1 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS E. EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONTRACT (Approved 5/98) A contract may be expressed or implied or may be a mixture of the two. An express contract is one in which the parties have shown their agreement by words. …
  • 4.10F Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10F — Page 1 of 7 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS F. CONTINGENT CONTRACT (Revised 11/00) 1. Condition Precedent NOTE TO JUDGE Very often it is difficult to determine whether a “contingency” is a true condition precedent or is a dependent performance …
  • 4.10G Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10G — Page 1 of 1 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS G. CONTRACT TO BE MEMORIALIZED IN WRITING (Approved 5/98) The defendant contends that the parties negotiated to the point that the agreement would become final only if and when the parties signed a …
  • 4.10H Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10H — Page 1 of 5 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS H. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT TERMS (Approved 5/98) 1. No Dispute over Meaning In this case, the plaintiff and the defendant agreed to various terms that are part of the contract. Under these terms, the …
  • 4.10I Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10I — Page 1 of 1 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS I. MODIFICATION (Approved 5/98) The plaintiff claims that the original contract was later modified to [state modification]. The defendant denies this.1 The defendant contended that [state contention]. To …
  • 4.10J Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10J — Page 1 of 7 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS J. IMPLIED TERMS — COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING (Approved 9/2009; Revised 12/2011)1 In addition to the express terms of a contract, the law provides that every contract contains an implied …
  • 4.10K Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10K — Page 1 of 2 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS K. PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL (Approved 5/98) Plaintiff has alleged that the defendant promised [name what was promised] and that plaintiff reasonably relied on that promise. A promise which is made without any …
  • 4.10L Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10L — Page 1 of 4 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS L. CLAIMS OF BREACH (Approved 5/98) One of the elements that the plaintiff must prove is defendant’s breach of contract. Failure to perform a contract in accordance with its terms constitutes a breach of …
  • 4.10M Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10M — Page 1 of 2 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS M. ANTICIPATORY BREACH (Approved 5/98; Revised 7/10) 1. Definite and Clear Repudiation If the defendant clearly indicates through words or conduct before the time for performance has arrived, that the …
  • 4.10N Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.10N — Page 1 of 46 4.10 BILATERAL CONTRACTS N. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES (Approved 11/99) 1. Legal Defenses a. Novation The defendant has claimed that a novation has occurred, which means that a new and different contract has been substituted for the …
  • 4.11 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.11 — Page 1 of 2 4.11 Quantum Meruit (Approved June 2017) In some circumstances, equity will permit recovery in the absence of an expressed contract or a contract implied-in-fact. Even when the words and actions of the parties are not enough to …
  • 4.20 Charges Document PDF
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    CHARGE 4.20 — Page 1 of 1 4.20 TIME OF PERFORMANCE WHERE CONTRACT IS SILENT (Approved 6/71) When a contract is silent as to the time within which a promise is to be performed, the law will require it to be performed within a “reasonable time.” What is a …
  • 4.21 Charges Document PDF
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    Charge 4.21 — Page 1 of 3 4.21 BREACH OF EXPRESS WARRANTY ON SALE OF GOODS (Approved before 1984) Plaintiff-buyer claims breach of an express warranty contending that [the goods] did not conform to an affirmation of fact [or promise] made by the …