Ming entered into a contract with Lee to supply Lee with smuggled cigarettes. Lee received the smuggled cigarettes and tried to sell them off at a profit. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee could not find any buyer for the smuggled cigarettes. Without any profit, Lee was unable to pay Ming the outstanding sum under their contract. Required: Analyse whether Ming is entitled to seek assistance from the court to claim back the outstanding sum under the contract from Lee. Support your discussion with relevant legal principles and cases, if any.

Ming entered into a contract with Lee to supply Lee with smuggled cigarettes. Lee received the smuggled cigarettes and tried to sell them off at a profit. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee could not find any buyer for the smuggled cigarettes. Without any profit, Lee was unable to pay Ming the outstanding sum under their contract. Required: Analyse whether Ming is entitled to seek assistance from the court to claim back the outstanding sum under the contract from Lee. Support your discussion with relevant legal principles and cases, if any.

Similar questions

Norma English made an offer to purchase a house owned by Michael and Laurie Montgomery (Montgomery) for $272,000. In her offer, English also proposed to purchase certain personal property—paving stones and a fireplace screen worth a total of $100—from Montgomery. When Montgomery received English’s offer, Montgomery made many changes to English’s offer, including deleting the paving stones and fireplace screen from the personal property that English wanted. When English received the Montgomery counteroffer, English accepted and initialed all of Montgomery’s changes except that English did not initial the change that deleted the paving stones and fireplace screen from the deal.Subsequently, Montgomery notified English that because English had not completely accepted the terms of Montgomery’s counteroffer, Montgomery was therefore withdrawing from the deal. That same day, Montgomery signed a contract to sell the house to another buyer for $285,000. English sued Montgomery for specific…
Gaby Gonzalez obtained two CDs at second Federal savings and Loan association (second) with her daughter, Juana Martinez, as beneficiary. right before Gonzalez died, she told her cousin, rafael Gonzalez, where to find her CDs. The CDs had a line through Martinez’s name and rafael Gonzalez’s name added in the section for beneficiary with the notation, “revised beneficiary . . . rc” after Gaby’s death, rafael withdrew some funds to pay funeral expenses and legal fees from one of the CDs. several years later, Rafael discovered that second had paid the CDs to Hector Gonzalez, who was the administrator of Martinez’s estate. Rafael sued second, claiming as the beneficiary that it should have paid him. who was entitled to the proceeds of the CDs?
sanjay
Abigail is in the business of selling fine antiques. Abigail purchased an antique desk for $5,000 from Jackson, and gave a promissory note for payment. Concerned that Jackson might not accept the note, Abigail had her friend Catalina sign the promissory note as well. Jackson accepted the note as payment. Two weeks later, Jackson sought payment on the note. Abigail told Jackson that she is not responsible for the promissory note because Catalina signed the note too, and Jackson had to seek payment from Catalina first. Abigail also spotted a beautiful set of vintage chairs owned by Max that would be perfect for her store. Abigail wrote a $10,000 check, also signed by her business associate Orville as an accommodation party, to Max to pay for the chairs. Max presented the check to Westville Savings, the bank where Abigail has a checking account, for payment. Westville Savings dishonored the check claiming Abigail had insufficient funds. Who is liable for these negotiable…
Spritz signs a contract that says that she will paint a mural of her friend Hecuba in exchange for Hecuba giving Spritz the secret recipe to Hecuba's beloved banana sushi. Spritz labors day and night painting the mural, however when she finally finishes and asks for the recipe, Hecuba laughs and points to an area of the contract which has extremely fine print (only legible to people with magnifying glasses). This incredibly small print says that Spritz must also paint 40 murals of Hecuba all around the city before getting the recipe. Even though Spritz knows that she has signed this document with a level head, she sues. Does she have a case against Hecuba? Yes, and Hecuba will probably have to personally scrub away the first mural as punitive damage. Yes, a reasonable person would have missed the fine print. No, because she already painted the first mural. Yes, a reasonable person could not paint 40 murals. O No, Spritz's signature on the document created a legally binding,…
Henk made an oral contract with Joel's garage to work as the manger of the garage for the next two years. Joel wrote Henk a letter stating all of the terms of the oral contract and signed the letter. Joel refuses to honor the agreement so Henk sues for breach of contract. Joel contends that their agreement can’t be enforced because it was a two-year contract and had to be in writing under the Statute of Frauds. Who wins the suit? Why?
Emily, seeking to induce Nishi Whiskey, LLC (Nishi), to make a contract to buy a tract of land at a price of $5,000 an acre, tells Nishi that the tract contains 100 acres. Emily knows that it contains only 90 acres. Nishi is induced by the statement concerning the acreage to make the contract. Is the contract voidable by Nishi? Explain
Case 5 P Corp, a retailer of women’s fashion accessories, contracted Sandra as their purchasing agent. The agency contract expressly stipulates that Sandra is not allowed to enter into contract in excess of $50,000.00 without first obtaining approval from P Corp. On a number of occasions, Sandra negotiated the purchase of quantities of costume jewellery from Z Inc for prices varying between $30,000 to $45,000.00. Recently, Sandra placed an order with Z Inc for goods at a price of $60,000.00 and without consulting P Corp. Z Inc did not question the order. Two weeks after, Z Inc received payment from P Corp. Sandra was reprimanded by P Corp and, again, reminded of her $50,000.00 limit. Despite the warning, Sandra placed another order of $55,000.00 from Z Inc. This time P Corp refuse to pay and demanded Z Inc to take back the goods. Issues: Is Sandra acting on actual or apparent authority? Is the principal bound by the action of the agent, Sandra? Please state your reasons
In a written contract, Sheldon agreed to tutor the children of Mrs. Smith for a certain period of time. However, Sheldon, prior to starting classes, announced that he would not be able to tutor the children due to other commitments of his. In this case, there has been a(n): rescission. negligent breach. anticipatory breach. O malpractice.
David M. Fox was a distributor of tools manufactured and sold by Matco Tools Corporation (Matco). Cox purchased tools from Matco, using a credit line that he repaid as the tools were sold. The credit line was secured by Cox’s Matco tool inventory. In order to expedite payment on Cox’s line of credit, Matco decided to authorize Cox to deposit any customer checks that were made payable to “Matco Tools” or “Matco” into Cox’s own account. Matco’s controller sent Cox’s bank, Pontiac State Bank (Pontiac), a letter stating that Cox was authorized to make such deposits. Several years later, some Matco tools were stolen from Cox’s inventory. The Travelers Indemnity Company (Travelers), which insured Cox against such a loss, sent Cox a settlement check in the amount of $24,960. The check was made payable to “David M. Cox and Matco Tool Co.” Cox indorsed the check and deposited it in his account at Pontiac. Pon-tiac forwarded the check through the banking system for payment by the drawee bank.…
Dorian breeds Scottish Fold kittens and informs Stevie that she is a cat breeder. Stevie says she is interested in purchasing one of her kittens. Dorian calls Stevie a month later and says Stevie’s kitten is ready for pickup and Stevie owes her $1,000. Stevie refuses, stating they did not have a valid contract. Dorian states they did have a valid contract. Who is correct?
Jack Tupp contracts to work for Iona Carr Autohaus during February for $1,800. On January 17, Iona Carr Autohaus wrongfully cancels the contract. Jack Tupp refuses to accept a similar job with another car dealership which would have paid him $1,650. If Jack Tupp sues Iona Carr Autohaus, how much in damages would he most likely recover?