Tuesday, 24 June 2014
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JamesNewman,a17--year--oldUniversityAccountingstudent,intendstopurchaseapieceofmoderncarsoundequipmentforhis2009modelFord.JamesapproachesLenny,asalesrepresentativeofCarEquipmentPtyLtd,andenquiresaboutaSonyExcelonDNX9140highperformancepieceofsoundequipment.LennyinformsJamesthattheequipmentcosts$1,500.LennynoticedthatJames’caralreadyhadexistingsoundequipmentthatisworkingfine.LennyinformsJamesthatmostyoungpeoplegoforlesscostlycarsoundequipmentwhichismoreaffordable.HoweverJamesinsistsonpurchasingtheDNX9140.JamessaystoLenny‘IalwaysgoforwhatIlike;Idon’tcarewhetheritwillcostmeafortune;Iamnotoneofthosecheapguyswhogoesforsecondhand,oldsoundequipment.’Jamespurchasestheequipment.Jamespaysthefirsttwoinstalmentsandfailstopaythefinalinstalments.James,uponturning18yearsofage,driveshiscartotheSydneyCBD.Heparksataprivatelyownedautomaticcarpark.Jameshaspreviouslyparkedhiscaratthiscarparkmanytimesbefore.Asigndisplayedatthecarparkentrancereads:‘Carsparkedatowners’risk’.Jamesreadsthesign,pressesthebuttonontheautomaticmachineandcollectsaticket.Aclauseprintedatthebackoftheparkingticketreads:‘Managementisnotliableforanylossarisingfromtheftorotherdamagehowevercaused’.However,uponJames’return,hediscoverstheSonyExcelonDNX9140soundequipmentismissing.Theparkinglotmanagementdeniesliability.Discuss,usingaproblem--solvingformatandbyreferencetothecommonlawofcontract:1.
WhetheranenforceablecontractexistsbetweenJamesandCarEquipment.CanCarEquipmentcompelJamestopaythefinalinstalment?2.
Whetherthecarparkisliableforlossofthesoundequipment.NOTE: 1500 wrds
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