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法律英语案例
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第一讲合同与其他债
【教学目的和要求】
掌握合同的相关概念,区别合同之债与其他债券债务关系。
【教学时数】约2学时
案例1:
合同之债与其他债-不当得利
Beleyv.VenturaCountyMunicipalCourt
CourtofAppeal,SecondDistrict,Division5,California.
100Cal.App.3d5
December17,1979
ASHBY,J.
RealpartyininterestGerryHarmsma(hereinafterSeller)isabuildingcontractorwhobroughtanactioninthemunicipalcourttorecoverforservicesperformedandmaterialfurnishedinremodelingthehomeofappellantsJohnandLorraineBeley(hereinafterBuyer)
OnJune10,1977,thepartiesexecutedacontract,atthehomeofBuyer,fortheremodelingofBuyer'shome.Thecontractpricewas$11,689andtheworkwastobecompletedbyAugust15..…Theworkwasnotcompletedontime,andonNovember10,1977,Buyergavewrittennoticethatthecontractwascanceled.
Buyermovedforsummaryjudgment,contendingthatthecontractwasahomesolicitationcontract(Civ.Code,§1689.5)whichdidnotcontainthemandatorynoticeofBuyer'srighttocancelwithinthreedays(§1689.7);thatBuyerthereforehadtherighttocancelatanytimepriortoSeller'sgivingtherequirednotice(§1689.7,subd.(e));thatBuyercanceledthecontractonNovember10,1977(§1689.6);andthatSellerwasentitledtonocompensationfortheservicesperformed(§1689.11,subd.(c)).(WeatherallAluminumProductsCo.v.Scott,71Cal.App.3d245[139Cal.Rptr.329].)Buyeralsosoughtthereturnofthe$8,566BuyerhadpaidtoSeller.
Althoughthehomesolicitationcontractstatutewasenactedin1971primarilytoprotectresidentsfromthehigh-pressuretechniquesofdoor-to-doorsalespersons,itwasinterpretedinWeatherallAluminumProductsCo.v.Scott,supra.,71Cal.App.3d245,248(decidedshortlyaftertheexecutionofthecontractinthepresentcase)toapplytocontractsenteredinthehome,evenwherethebuyerhadtelephonedthesellerandinvitedhimtocometothehome.Thus,underWeatherall,theinstantcontractwasahomesolicitationcontract.BecausetheinstantcontractdidnotcontaintherequirednoticegivingtheBuyerarighttocancelwithinthreedays,thestatutetechnicallyextendedindefinitely(untiltheSellercompliedwiththenoticerequirement)theBuyer'srighttocancel(Civ.Code,§1689.7,subd.(e).)HereBuyerexercisedthisstatutoryrighttocancel,butonlyafterSellerhadapparentlysubstantiallycompletedthejob.BuyerarguesthatthestatutegivesBuyertherighttoretainallthesubstantialbenefitsconferredbySeller'sperformancewithoutpayinganythingatallforthem.Wedisagree.
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AlthoughBuyer'sstatutorycancellationgivesBuyeradefensetoSeller'sfirstcauseofactiononthecontract,SellerhasalsoallegedinhissecondcauseofactionaquantummeruitquasicontractualtheoryforrecoveryofthereasonablevalueofthebenefitsconferredonBuyerbySeller'sperformance.(See1Witkin,SummaryofCal.Law(8thed.1973)Contracts,§49,p.60.)AlthoughthestatutegivesBuyerarighttoavoidthewrittencontract,therewasnothingillegalorimmoralaboutthecontractitselforthenatureoftheservicesandmaterialstobefurnishedunderit.(SeeTrumbov.BankofBerkeley,77Cal.App.2d704,709-710[176P.2d376].)Therefore,eventhoughSellercouldnotrecoverontheexpressbuildingcontract,SellerisentitledtorecoveryonquantummeruitforthereasonablevalueoftheimprovementsBuyerhasreceived.(Simsv.PetalumaGasLightCo.,131Cal.656,660[63P.1011].)
NothinginWeatherallAluminumProductsCo.v.Scott,supra.,71Cal.App.3d245,precludessuchequitableadjustmentoftherightsanddutiesoftheparties.Thereisnoindicationinthatopinionthatthesellerinthatcaseraisedanequitablequasicontractualtheoryforthereasonablevalueofbenefitsconferred,asdistinguishedfromanactiononthecontract.NordoesCivilCodesection1689.11precludeSeller'squasicontractualrecovery..…
Thiscasedoesnotinvolveanattempttoevadethestatuteortopressurethebuyerbytheperformanceofasmallportionofthecontractwithinthefirstthreedays.HerewehavealargebuildingcontractwhichwassubstantiallycompletedoveralongperiodoftimebeforeBuyerexercisedBuyer'stechnicalrightunderthestatutetocancel.ItwouldbegrosslyinequitabletointerpretthestatutetomeanthatSellergetsnocompensationeventhoughBuyerhasthebenefitofseveralthousanddollars'worthofhomeimprovements.Ofcourse,indeterminingthereasonablevalueofthebenefitsconferredonBuyer,thecourtcanalsotakeintoaccountthedamagessufferedbyBuyerfromtheincomplete,delayedorimproperperformanceofthejob.
Thejudgmentisaffirmed.
Stephens,ActingP.J.,andHastings,J.,concurred.
讨论题:
1.本案双方争议的焦点是什么?
2.在本案中,加州的民法典赋予了“买方”(被装修房屋的房主)什么权利?
该方基于什么事实可以行使该法赋予的权利?
3.买方是在卖方(装修房屋的一方)已经实质性地完成了其装修工作之后宣布解除合同的。
这一事实对本案判决有什么影响?
4.therewasnothingillegalorimmoralaboutthecontractitselforthenatureoftheservicesandmaterialstobefurnishedunderit.这一事实有什么重要性?
5.本案所运用的或确定的法律规则是什么?
6.请结合HarrySchott案(案例一)和本案的情况,思考“公正考量”在决定合同一方的行为是否构成不当得利时起的作用。
第二讲意思表示和许诺的作出
【教学目的和要求】
了解一项对表意人产生约束力的许诺在何种情况下会发生。
【教学时数】4学时
案例2:
诺言的存在-确定性
MilicPesovicv.SvetozarPesovic
AppellateCourtofIllinois,FirstDistrict,SecondDivision.
10Ill.App.3d708,295N.E.2d261
March13,1973
LEIGHTON,Justice:
Thiswasanejectmentsuitbyafather,theappelleeMilicPesovic,againsthisson,appellantSvetozarPesovic,inwhichMilicsoughttoevictSvetozar,hiswifeandtheirthreeminorchildrenfromahouseinChicago.Inananswerthatevincedabitterfamilydispute,SvetozarinterposedthedefensethatMilichadeithermadeacontracttoconveythehousetohimorhadgivenhimthehouseasanoralgiftofland.…TheissueinthisappealiswhethertheevidenceinthisrecordprovedthatthehousehadbeenthesubjectofeitheracontracttoconveyoranoralgiftbyMilicPepovictohissonSvetozar.
I.
MilicPesoviccametothiscountryfromYugoslaviain1950.HeleftafamilythatincludedSvetozar.MilicbecameanAmericancitizenonJune21,1956.InJuly1957,havingpaid$7500,hereceivedawarrantydeedtoasix-roomhousesituatedinChicagoat10041SouthExchangeAvenue.
In1957,becauseofhispoliticalviews,SvetozarwasincarceratedinaYugoslavprison.HeescapedandbecameapoliticalrefugeeinGreece.WiththeaidoftheUnitedStatesandGreekgovernmentshewasjoinedbyhiswifeandchildren.Untilthemiddleof1959,SvetozarlivedintheGreekcityofFlorinaemployedbytheGreekarmyasadriverinamotorpool.Lifetherewasgoodandlivingstandardswere‘quitecomfortable.’
Sometimeduringthelasthalfof1958,MilicPesovicbegancorrespondingwithSvetozarurginghimtocometothiscountrywithhisfamily.InaletterwritteninSerbian,MilictoldSvetozarthat‘(w)henyoucometomeIwilldressupandshoeyouandyourfamily.IpromiseyouthatIwillbuyeverythingyouandyourfamilyneed.WhenyouarriveheretomeIwillneedalotofmoneytoshelteryouandyourfamily.’Intheclosingsentence,MilicaskedSvetozartotellhiswifeandchildrenthat‘theywillhavetheirownhome.’Earlier,toassistSvetozarinhisapplicationtoimmigrationauthorities,MilicexecutedanaffidavitinwhichhesaidthathelivedinHammond,Indiana;thathewasregularlyemployedbytheYoungstownSheetandTubeCompanyasamechanic'shelperearningmorethan$500permonths;thathedesiredtosponsorSvetozar'simmigrationfromFlorina,Greecetothiscountry;thatifanimmigrationvisaweregrantedhim,he,Milic,undertooktoseethatSvetozarwouldnotbecomeapublicchargeinthiscountry;thathewouldfurnishSvetozarwithfood,clothingandothernecessitiesoflife;thathewouldobtainemploymentforSvetozarinlocalindustry;thathehadadequatehousingandaccommodationsforSvetozarwhenhearrivedinthiscountry;andthathewouldhelpSvetozarbecomeestablishedintheAmericanwayoflife.InotherletterswrittenbyhimtoSvetozar,MilicurgedhissontoleaveFlorina,GreeceandcometotheUnitedStateswithhisfamily.
Promptedbytheseurgings,Svetozar,sometimeinthelatterhalfof1959,broughthisfamilytothiscountry.First,theylivedwithMilicinHammond,Indiana.Then,ashorttimelater,MilicgavethempossessionofthehouseinChicago.TheylivedthereforaboutoneyearwhenMilicbegandemandingrentfromSvetozar.Herefusedtopayandmovedhisfamilyoutofthehouse.InDecember1961,Svetozarsufferedaseriousindustrialaccident.HedemandedofMilicthesupportandassistancewhichMilichadpromisedinhislettersandintheaffidavitpreparedforimmigrationauthorities.Milicrefused.InMarch1964,SvetozarbecameanAmericancitizen.OnNovember25,1964,hefiledachancerysuitagainstMilicinwhichheallegedtheinducementsMilichadmadeinpersuadinghimtoemigratefromGreecetothiscountrywithhisfamily.SvetozarprayedthatthecourtorderMilictoconveytohimthehouseinChicagoandpayhimdamagesinthesumof$10,000.…
II.
Specificperformanceofacontracttoconveylandrequiresonethatisunambiguous,completeinitstermsandclearlyprove.(Gabrenasv.Romanecki,331Ill.95,101,162N.E.161.)Thecontractcannotbepartlywrittenandpartlyoral.(Koppraschv.Satter,331Ill.126,127,162N.E.141;Weberv.Adler,311Ill.547,143N.E.95.)Anditisnotenoughtoshowthatsomekindofcontractexistedbetweentheparties;itmustap
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