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June 18, 2012. Our legal code is exceptional -- created by the same people who make up rules like "I before E except after C unless it's weird" no doubt.
Pierre
Question 12
Horatio and Pierre are competing lettuce
vendors. Horatio is convinced that his lettuce is
superior and believes that if Pierre just tastes his
lettuce, Pierre will give up at life. Horatio offers
to give Pierre one free head of lettuce, valued at
$890, and Pierre accepts. Is there a contract?
(A) No, Pierre did not take on any legal
detriment as consideration.
(B) No, unless Pierre actually gives up at life.
(C) Yes, Pierre is giving up at life. Therefore,
there is consideration.
End of panel.
Brown Rabbit: Oh, I know this.
The answer is A!
End of panel.
(A) is incorrect. Pierre is obviously French.
Under the UCC, consideration is not required
in contracts between merchants for goods over
$727 when one of the merchants is French.
Explanations for the other choies are blurred out but they read as follows.
(D) is correct. Under the UCC, Horatio made
an offer to Pierre, who is obviously French,
and Pierre accepted. Because the contract
was for goods (lettuce), between vendors
(lettuce vendors), and over $727, consid-
eration is not required.
(B) is incorrect for the reasons stated in A.
Moreover, Pierre is obviously French, and the
French never give up, except against the British..
And the Prussians. And during the Russian
winter. And when trying to build a canal in
Panama. Also, Vichy French don't count.
(C) is incorrect. Pierre did not actually give up
at anything. Except invading Russia during the
winter. And the Maginot line.
End of panel.
Brown Rabbit: Stupid French.
End of comic.
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