EXAM SIM
Contracts · 1 hour
Rivera owns a restaurant opening in September. On June 2 she emailed Okafor, a custom furniture maker: “I’ll buy 20 custom oak tables for $18,000, delivery by August 1.” Okafor replied the same afternoon: “Agreed. I’ll begin Monday.” Neither party signed anything further.
On June 5, before any work began, Rivera called to cancel, saying her investor had withdrawn. Okafor refused to treat the contract as ended, purchased $6,200 of oak the next morning, and completed all 20 tables by July 20. Each table is engraved with the restaurant’s name and logo.
Rivera rejected delivery on July 21. Okafor found a buyer willing to pay $4,000 for the lot as scrap. He also turned down a $9,000 job for another client in order to finish Rivera’s tables.
Separately, Rivera claims Okafor orally promised a two-year warranty during a phone call on June 3, which Okafor denies.
Discuss the parties’ rights and remedies. Address formation, any applicable writing requirements, the effect of Rivera’s June 5 communication, and the measure of recovery.
Instructions: Answer under exam conditions. Spot the issues, state the governing rules, apply them to the facts, and address the strongest counterarguments. You have 1 hour.
