Business Law Agency Relationships Employment Law Trading & Other Questions

1. Sweet Candy Stores Corporation contacts to buy ten acres from West Realty Enterprises, Inc. as a site for a new store. The contract calls for a “warranty deed” without specifying the covenants to be included in the deed, or any particular guaranties. The title examination uncovers a zoning law that would affect Sweet Candy’s proposed use of the land. According to a survey that Sweet Candy commissions, one corner of an adjacent, enclosed parking lot is on part of the property that West Realty is attempting to convey. Can Sweet Candy avoid the contract? If so, on what basis? If not, why not?

2. For twenty years, Sebastian works for Hilltop Resorts, a destination for vacationers from across the United States, maintaining golf carts. After a steady stream of positive job evaluations and merit pay raises, Sebastian is promoted to the position of supervisor of golf-cart maintenance at three of Hilltop’s courses. Five years later, a new employee, Landon, is hired to oversee operations at all ten of Hilltop’s courses. Landon demotes Sebastian, who is now over the age of forty, to running only one of the three cart facilities, and freezes his salary. Landon demotes five other employees over the age of forty and places one of Sebastian’s former facilities under the supervision of Dominic, who is twenty-three. Sebastian overhears Dominic say, “We’re going to have to do away with these old, senile men.” Less than a year later, Landon reconsolidates the three cart facilities’ operations under Dominic’s charge. Sebastian quits and files a suit against Players for employment discrimination. Should he prevail? Explain.

3. Wyatt’s will provides for a distribution of his assets on his death. Who will “distribute” Wyatt’s property, and what are the steps involved?