Will Lemond, Alex Anderl, Alex Fuery, Carter Brown

 The three main providers of Internet access to the city of Miller have a problem. There are too many costumers and as a result they would have to buy new hardware to keep up with the speed the customers wanted. Instead they agreed to increase their price 30% so that there would be less customers who would be willing to pay but their revenue would still increase and they wouldn’t have to buy new hardware. Is this legal?

 Identify types of agreements that are illegal and unenforceable  Specify illegal agreements that the courts will still enforce  Know the 6 Statute of Frauds requirements for a contract

 An illegal agreement is an agreement that involve contracting for an illegal act.  They are generally void and unenforceable

 Lotteries  Casinos, pari-mutuel betting, state-run lotteries, bingo games and pull-tab betting  Technically illegal, but can be done legally with licenses

 Loaners must charge reasonable interest rates  Agreements involving illegal discrimination  Agreements that obstruct legal procedures  Compounding a crime: paying lawyer not to prosecute someone

 Agreements made without a required license  Competency license: Ensures that business can perform their services adequately ▪ Without it, no contracts  Revenue license: Strictly to raise revenue ▪ Business can still raise money without license, but with penalty  Agreements that affect marriage negatively  Agreements that restrict trade unreasonably

 Competing companies agree to charge same price  Big rigging: competitors who bid on jobs agree one will be lower bidder  Deprives consumers from a lower, fair price  Agreement not to compete

 Excusably ignorant  Does not know contract is illegal, but other party knows it is illegal  Have choice whether to enforce contract or not  Divisible: separation of legal and illegal parts of a contract  Buying pistol and other hunting supplies but fail to get handgun cleared by state  Parol evidence: words spoken prior to execution of final writing or at time of signing

 Determines which types of contracts must be in writing  Buying and selling goods <$500  Real Estate  Executed Contract: already been fully performed, Executory contract opposite  Quasi-contract: some element of enforceable contract is missing, but courts still enforce it

1. Names of parties 2. Description of subject matter 3. Price 4. Quantity 5. Signature 6. Other essential terms