Sultan Qaboos University

College of Economics and Political Science

Business Law | POLS4945

Assignment Answers

Done By: Sara Sami Said Al Rawas

ID: 126853
Section: 30
Submitted to: Dr. Dawood Al Balushi
1. Yes company bought tires from Dunlop Rubber Company and sold them to Best
company a sub-dealer, who agreed with Yes company not to sell the tires below
Dunlop’s list price and will pay the Dunlop Company 500 RO as damages on every
tire undersold. Best company sold two tires less than the Dunlop’s list price and there
upon, Dunlop Rubber Company sued Best company for the breach.

❖ What kind of contract? Stranger to contract

❖ Legal or not? Legal
❖ Express or implied or Quasi? Express
❖ Unilateral or Bilateral? Bilateral
❖ Your reflection and comments? the contract is between yes and best companies,
Dunlop cannot file a sue against best because Dunlop it is irrelevant to the contract.

2. Said sent his servant, to trace his missing dog. He then announced that anybody
would be entitled to a certain reward if he or she found the dog. The servant, before
seeing the announcement, had traced the dog. Subsequently, the servant claimed the
reward when he heard that there is a reward for the person who found the dog.

❖ What kind of contract? An agreement not a contract

❖ Legal or not? not a contract.
❖ Express or implied or Quasi? None, it’s not a contract.
❖ Unilateral or Bilateral ? None, its not a contract.
❖ Your reflection and comments? Since it is an agreement there would not be a
contract.

3. Company X offers to sell to Company Y “ a 100 tons of oil”. What kind offer is this?

❖ What kind of contract? No contract, still an offer. A specific offer.

❖ Legal or not? Legal.
❖ Express or implied or Quasi ? Express.
❖ Unilateral or Bilateral ? Bilaretal.
❖ Your reflection and comments? Company x must give more details about the 100
tons of oil.

4. Goods were displayed in the shop for sale with price tags attached on each article and
self service system was there. One customer selected the goods. Could you describe
this kind of contract and when the contract is finalized.

❖ What kind of contract? Invitation to treat

❖ Legal or not? Legal
❖ Express or implied or Quasi? Express
❖ Unilateral or Bilateral? Bilateral
❖ Your reflection and comments? This is invitation to treat, the contract will be be if the
customer paid for the things he will buy.
5. Shabib orders a pizza by telephone, and says he will pay on delivery.

❖ What kind of contract. ?Agreement not contract

❖ Legal or not? Legal
❖ Express or Implied or Quasi? Express.
❖ Unilateral or Bilateral ? Bilateral.
❖ Your reflection and comments? Pizza shop accept the offer of the customer so the
contract happens when payment is done.

6. Farida invites Maha to attend her birthday party. Maha agrees but afterwards she
changes her mind.

❖ What kind of contract? Social agreement

❖ Legal or not? Legal
❖ Express or implied or Quasi? Express
❖ Unilateral or Bilateral? Bilateral
❖ Your reflection and comments? It's not a contract, it's a social agreement

7. A’ agrees with ‘B’, to put life into B’s dead wife.

❖ What kind of contract? Void contract

❖ Legal or not ? Not legal
❖ Express or implied or Quasi ? Express
❖ Unilateral or Bilateral ? Bilateral
❖ Your reflection and comments ? This type of agreement is invalid as it violates the
legal role of the offer. Also, it is impossible to fulfill which breaks the elements of the
agreement.

8. An auctioneer in a newspaper has advertised that a sale of office furniture would be

held. A broker came from a distant place to attend that auction, but all the furniture's
were withdrawn. The broker there upon sued auctioneer for his loss of time and
expenses.

❖ What kind of contract.? Void contract

❖ Legal or not? Not legal
❖ Express or implied or Quasi? Implied
❖ Unilateral or Bilateral? Unilateral
❖ Your reflection and comments? The broker has no right to file a sue against the
auctioneer since they didn't agree, this is an offer to sell not a contract

9. X’s mill was stopped by the breakdown of a shaft. He delivered the shaft to Y, a
common carrier, to be taken to a manufacturer to copy it and make a new one. X did
not make known to Y that delay would result in loss of profits. By some neglect on
the part of Y the delivery of the shaft was delayed in transit beyond a reasonable time
(so the mill was idle for a longer period than otherwise would have been the case).

❖ What kind of contract. ? Valid contract

❖ Legal or not ? Legal
❖ Express or implied or Quasi ? Express
❖ Unilateral or Bilateral? Bilateral
❖ Your reflection and comments ? Y applied what it is in the contract and the contract
didn't refer the delay.

10. Said wanted to sell his antique Khanjar. He therefore sent his chauffeur with a note to
Salim, which holds an antique shop in Mutrah Souq, offering to sell him the Khanjar
for RO 5000 and asking Salim to give his reply to the chauffeur. Being undecided,
Salim did not give his reply to the chauffeur and sent him back to Said. One hour later
Salim posted a letter to Said accepting his offer.

❖ What kind of contract. ? Invitation to treat.

❖ Legal or not ? legal
❖ Express or implied or Quasi ? express
❖ Unilateral or Bilateral? Unilateral
❖ Your reflection and comments ? As Salim did not reply to Said through chauffeur, the
parties did not exchange mutual promises. Therefore, the letter that Salim sent to Said
became an invitation to treat.