Specific Performance May Be Available for the Breach of a Contract

question 11

Multiple Choice

Specific performance may be available for the breach of a contract to sell

• A)an original painting.
• B)20 shares of WalMart stock.
• C)a Nintendo WII video game system.
• D)a 2007 Mustang in mint condition.

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Definitions:

Irresistible Impulse

A legal defense theory suggesting that a defendant was unable to control their actions due to mental illness, making them not responsible for the criminal behavior.

Fit of Passion

An emotional state of intense but brief uncontrolled expression of feelings, often resulting in rash actions or statements.

Insane

A term often used historically to describe individuals with mental illness or severe mental health conditions, now considered pejorative and replaced with more specific diagnoses.

American Law Institute

A leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.