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To transfer possession and ownership of property for money or equivalent value. The transfer triggers obligations such as conveying marketable title in land sales or exposing the transferor to liability when the item is dangerous.
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Solomon Silver contracted to sell Blackacre to Seth Shapiro. A recorded mortgage lien remained unreleased at closing. Seth refused to close and demanded rescission because the title defect prevented acceptance by a prudent purchaser.
Samuel Soto received a stolen motorcycle and sold it to a third party for cash. Because the amount exceeded five hundred dollars and Soto regularly dealt in stolen vehicles, the transaction supported a third-degree felony charge.
Spencer Silver sold his solo practice to Sentinel Security's legal division. Spencer immediately stopped all private practice in the jurisdiction and gave written notice to every client as required by the sale agreement.
Sebastian Santos sold a used press brake manufactured by a third party. Santos knew the machine lacked required safety guards yet failed to warn the buyer. When the buyer suffered serious injury, Santos faced negligence liability for the harm.
Spectrum Financial advertised and sold replacement parts through dealerships in the forum state. A resident plaintiff was injured by one of its products and sued there. The extensive in-state sales and marketing supported specific jurisdiction even though the particular unit was not first sold locally.
Sean Steele listed and sold his single-family home to a buyer. The transaction fell within the statutory definition of selling residential real property and therefore triggered the anti-discrimination provisions of the governing federal housing statute.
A seller must deliver title free from reasonable doubt that a prudent purchaser would accept. Recorded liens or gaps in the chain render title unmarketable and allow the buyer to refuse closing or seek rescission unless the contract provides otherwise.
Selling stolen property becomes a third-degree felony when the amount exceeds five hundred dollars or when the receiver is in the business of buying or selling stolen goods. The statute aggregates amounts from a single scheme or course of conduct.
…remedy for the commission. The judgment in detinue is for the thing itself or its value. The value of a public office not to be sold is incapable of being ascertained; the applicant has a right to the office itself or to nothing. He will obtain the office by obtaining the commission or a copy of it from the record. This…
…if the bookseller is criminally liable without knowledge of the contents, . . . he will tend to restrict the books he sells
…to be accepted without the state and filled by shipment of the purchased goods interstate, does not render the corporation seller amenable to suit within the state. See Green v. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co. , 205 U. S. 530, 533; International Harvester Co. v. Kentucky, supra , 586-587; Philadelphia & Reading R. Co. v.…
…are unwise, dangerous, or irrational. Prince v. Massachusetts , 321 U. S. 158, upheld a state law forbidding minors from selling publications on the streets. Kent v. Dulles , 357 U. S. 116, recognized the power of Congress to restrict travel outside the country so long as it accorded persons the procedural…
…§ [211(a)], 90 Stat. 729, 743, [as amended,] 22 U. S. C. 2776(b) [(1976 ed. and Supp. V)] (President's letter of offer to
The selling lawyer must cease private practice in the relevant geographic area or jurisdiction. Written notice must be given to each client, and the entire practice or area of practice must be transferred to one or more purchasing lawyers or firms.
A seller who knows or has reason to know the chattel is dangerous must exercise reasonable care to inform the buyer or otherwise protect foreseeable users. Failure to do so subjects the seller to liability for resulting bodily harm.
Yes. A manufacturer that advertises, maintains dealerships, and sells replacement parts in the forum thereby exploits the market and may be subject to specific jurisdiction when the claim relates to those contacts.
The Act covers the selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property. These activities are subject to the statute's anti-discrimination rules when they involve dwellings.