CONTRACT Flashcards

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1
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Is a meeting of minds between two persons whereby one
binds himself, with respect to the other, to give
something or to render some service

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CONTRACT

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An obligation whereby an agreement entered unto upon
sufficient consideration to do or not to do a particular thing

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CONTRACT

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T/F

While all contracts are agreements, not all agreements are
contracts

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T

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T/F

Only those that give rise to civil obligation is called a
contract

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T

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5
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Every transaction between a dentist and a patient is a
contract, either express or implied, or partly expressed and partly implied

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LEGAL NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION

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FORMS OF CONTRACT:

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  1. Expressed Contract
  2. Implied Contract
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Terms and conditions are made known to each part either in writing or verbal

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Expressed Contract

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 One or more terms or conditions are not definitely known but
are taken for granted by operation of law
 A concluded or inferred agreement from the overt acts or conduct of the parties which the law presumed or ascribed as the manifestation of intention of parties to enter into a
contract

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Implied Contract

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9
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Every contract contains an ____

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offer, acceptance, and consideration

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12 common contract terms

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  1. Acceptance
  2. Arbitration
  3. Boilerplate
  4. Breach
  5. Conditions
  6. Consideration
  7. Damages
  8. Entire Agreement
  9. Force Majeure
  10. Guaranty
  11. Recitals
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11
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when you accept an offer, it must be an unconditional and unequivocal acceptance to the exact terms of the offer; if not, it becomes a counteroffer

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Acceptance

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12
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arbitration clauses set up provisions whereby
independent and binding arbitrators settle contractual disputes

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Arbitration

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13
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 Standard contract clauses use universal language as a type of
template
 Usually found at the end of the contract

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Boilerplate

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Boilerplate clauses include

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arbitration clauses, entire
agreement clauses, and force majeure clauses

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15
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when one part of the contract accuses the other party
of not following the terms of the contract

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Breach

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16
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provisions of a contract that specify a particular occurrence

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Conditions

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17
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something of value that is bargained for and
given in exchange for the promise contained in the offer

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Consideration

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18
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something such as monetary compensation, that is
awarded for a breach of contract

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Damages

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19
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a clause that protects the contracting parties by declaring that the contract represents the complete and final agreement between the parties

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Entire Agreement

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20
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a clause in contracts that excuses a part from not performing their contractual obligations due to unforeseen
events beyond their control

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Force Majeure

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21
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guaranty of loan is an agreement where one party
guarantees a second party’s loan obligation to a third party

22
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is a promise to carry out the terms of the proposed transaction, in exchange for the consideration

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introductory paragraphs of a contract that describe
the nature of the contract and why each party has elected to enter
into the agreement

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3 ESSENTIAL REQUISITES OF CONTRACTS

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  1. Consent
  2. Object or Subject Matter
  3. Cause or Consideration
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 First element  Should be intelligently given with an exact idea of what it refers to be free and spontaneous by the contracting parties
Consent
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indispensable element for the existence of consent
Legal capacity
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T/F legal consent presuposses legal capacity
T
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consent given through the following renders the contract voidable
Visiation of Consent
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transgresses intelligence
Mistake
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transgresses freedom of consent
Violence/force
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transgresses freedom of consent
Intimidation
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transgresses reasonable freedom of choice
Undue influence
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transgresses spontaneousity
Fraud
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 The thing which is agreed upon receiving the consideration to do or not to do  Thing, right, or services which is the subject matter of the obligation arising from the contract  The aim of purpose of the contract
Object or Subject Matter
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It must not be contrary to law, morality, good customs, public order, and public policy
Object or Subject Matter
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A promise or a performance bargained by a promisor in exchange of that promise
Cause or Consideration
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the cause is the prestation or promise of a thing or service by the other i.e., dental treatments
onerous contracts
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the cause is the mere liberality of the benefactor i.e., donation
contracts of pure beneficence
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Contracts are perfected by
mere consent
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All contracts in Civil Code are ____, and are perfected from the moment the parties agree as regards the definite subject matter and a fixed consideration
consensual
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Consent is manifested through ___
acceptance
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4 DOCTRINES APPLIED IN CONTRACTS
1. do ut des 2. Facio ut facias 3. Facio ut des 4. Do ut facias
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 “I give that you may give”;  applied to a giving of money or goods under a promise of repayment in money or goods, and to loans of money, and contracts of sale
do ut des
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 “I perform so that you are to perform”;  signifies an agreement to do work for another if the other will do work for him; or to do any other positive acts on both sides; or it maybe to forbear on o
Facio ut facias
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 “I do that you may give”;  a valid and enforceable contract results from an implied consent where one party renders service to another and the latter accepts such service without proof that the same is given gratuitously
Facio ut des
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 “I pay in order that you may perform”;  when one agrees with the employee to give such wage based on performance
Do ut facias
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 Contracts that was validly or legally entered by two consenting/contracting parties  One party would suffer much damages
RESCISSIBLE CONTRACTS
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1. Those where one of the parties is **incapable of giving consent** to a contract i.e. minor aged contracting party a) Within 5 years of attaining majority age, you can file a void or annulment of contract 2. Those where the consent is **vitiated by mistake, violence, intimidation, undue influence, or fraud**
Voidable contract
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These contracts are binding, unless they are annulled by a proper action in court; they are susceptible of ratification
Voidable contract
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 When contract is **not in writing**,  There is no basis to enforce the contract obligations
UNENFORCEABLE CONTRACTS
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 Contracts that are null and void from the very beginning because of its impossibility  These contracts cannot be ratified, neither can the right to set up the defense of illegality be waived
VOID CONTRACTS