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Contract A says, "No assignment without consent." Contract B says, "Any attempted assignment without consent is void....

Contract A says, "No assignment without consent." Contract B says, "Any attempted assignment without consent is void." A party assigns payment rights under both contracts without consent. Which statement is most accurate...

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210., https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=9406.

Seller contracted to manufacture 5,000 custom battery packs for Buyer. The contract did not prohibit assignment or de...

...e 5,000 custom battery packs for Buyer. The contract did not prohibit assignment or delegation. Seller granted Lender a security interest in Seller's right to payment under the contract. Later, after Seller defaulted on...

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

Seller assigns a goods contract to NewCo and NewCo will manufacture the goods. Buyer has reasonable grounds to doubt...

...er the UCC-style rules? This question tests adequate assurances after assignment or delegation. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

Seller delivers defective equipment to Buyer. Before Buyer pays, Seller assigns its right to payment to Assignee and...

...already notified Seller of the defects before receiving notice of the assignment. What is Buyer's best defense to Assignee's payment claim? This question tests defenses against an assignee. https://leginfo.legislature.ca...

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1459.

Contractor assigns its right to a $30,000 payment to Assignee A and later purports to assign the same right to Assign...

Contractor assigns its right to a $30,000 payment to Assignee A and later purports to assign the same right to Assignee B. Before paying anyone, Owner receives notice from Assignee A only. Contractor then asks Owner to p...

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1458., https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1459.

Hotel hired Chef, a well-known pastry artist, to design and personally supervise desserts for a three-day food festiv...

Hotel hired Chef, a well-known pastry artist, to design and personally supervise desserts for a three-day food festival. The written contract stated that Hotel selected Chef because of Chef's "distinctive style and reput...

Owner hired Builder to renovate a restaurant for $300,000. Builder later sold its business to Contractor and sent Own...

...estaurant for $300,000. Builder later sold its business to Contractor and sent Owner a letter stating, "Contractor will finish all open jobs." Contractor sent Owner an email promising to complete the renovation. Owner re...

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1530., https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1531.

Maker contracted to build custom display cases for Retailer for $90,000, payable 30 days after delivery. Maker later...

...eCo to secure a loan and promptly sent Retailer written notice of the assignment. Before receiving the notice, Retailer had discovered that several delivered cases were defective and had sent Maker a written demand for $...

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=954., https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1458., https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1459.

A museum hires a famous architect to design a signature entrance because of her unique style. The architect delegates...

...e museum's consent. Which statement is strongest? This question tests delegation of personal-skill duties. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

Artist contracts to paint a mural for Client for $20,000. Artist later transfers to Bank "my right to receive the $20...

...paint. How should the transfer be classified? This question tests the assignment/delegation distinction. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1458.

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1458.

Buyer contracts to buy a rare component from Seller on credit because Seller evaluated Buyer's financial condition an...

...ch answer is strongest? This question tests material-burden limits on assignment. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

Cleaner contracts to clean Owner's office every night. Cleaner asks Helper to perform the nightly cleaning for the re...

...om Owner. How should Cleaner's act be classified? This question tests delegation of duties. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

Delegator contracts to repair Owner's roof, then delegates the work to Delegate. Owner allows Delegate to work but ne...

...ws Delegate to work but never agrees to release Delegator. Delegate abandons the job. What is Delegator's liability? This question tests delegator liability after delegation. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/code...

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

In a sale-of-goods contract, Seller signs a document stating, "Seller assigns the contract to NewCo." The document do...

...e rule, how is that language generally construed? This question tests assignment of the contract under UCC-style rules. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210.

Supplier agreed to provide monthly specialty coffee beans to Cafe for one year. The contract stated, "Neither party m...

...his contract without the other's written consent." It did not mention assignments being void. Supplier later assigned its right to receive payments to Bank but kept delivering beans itself. Cafe refused to pay Bank, citi...

Citations: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=2210., https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM&sectionNum=9406., https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1458.

A patient sued a Delaware hospital after a medication error. The patient noticed the hospital's Rule 30(b)(6) deposit...

...on error. The patient noticed the hospital's Rule 30(b)(6) deposition and listed topics including medication-administration policies in the surgical unit, training on barcode scanning, and the hospital's investigation of...

Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6), 30(c), 34, 37, Del. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 30(b)(6), 34, 37

A software company sued a former employee in Delaware Superior Court for breach of contract, trade secret misappropri...

...Superior Court for breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, and fraud. The court granted the employee's Rule 12(b)(6) motion on the contract claim without leave to amend, but the trade secret and fraud claims r...

Citations: Del. Supr. Ct. R. 6, Del. Supr. Ct. R. 42

Mateo is tried before a Delaware jury for assault with a deadly weapon. The jury is sworn, the only alternate juror i...

...The jury is sworn, the only alternate juror is excused for hardship, and the prosecution presents two days of testimony. On the third day, a sitting juror is hospitalized after an accident. The trial judge obtains medic...

Citations: Arizona v. Washington, United States v. Perez, Oregon v. Kennedy, People v. Batts, Penal Code Section 1023