Question

Sardan wanted to expand his restaurant premises and approached Teresa, who owned the business next door, with an offer to buy Teresa's seafood shop. Teresa was not interested in selling, but each week Sardan repeated the offer, becoming increasingly aggressive toward Teresa with each meeting. After a month of weekly confrontations, Sardan presented Teresa with an offer to purchase Teresa's business. As he handed the contact to Teresa, Sardan snarled angrily that he expected the fully signed agreement to be in his hands by the next day and abruptly left the store. Half an hour later feresa received the following text on her cell phone from Sardan: (Handshake), (equal sign), (smiley face), (//), (thumbs down), (equal sign), (angry face), (muscled arm), (fist), (pointing finger), (face with bandage on head). Upset by the text images, Teresa signed the contract and left it at Sardan's restaurant the next morning. When Sardan's lawyer contacted Teresa to confirm the date for completing the transaction, Teresa told her Sardan she was not going to sell him the seafood business. 1. Are the necessary elements present for Sardan to claim he has a valid, enforceable contract with Teresa?

Answer 1

No, the necessary elements for a valid, enforceable contract are not present in this scenario.

Step-by-step explanation:

No, the necessary elements for a valid, enforceable contract are not present in this scenario. In order for a contract to be considered valid, there must be mutual assent, consideration, capacity, and legality.

In this case, Teresa did not give her consent willingly; she felt pressured and upset by Sardan's aggressive behavior. Additionally, Sardan's text message, which included angry and threatening emojis, could be seen as coercion. Therefore, the contract cannot be considered enforceable.