In Violation of Their Contract, a Partner Quits a Partnership

question 265

Multiple Choice

In violation of their contract, a partner quits a partnership and goes into competition with her old partner. The old partner may ask the court for:

• A) compensatory damages requiring her to return to work with her old partner
• B) an injunction to prevent her from working in competition with the old partner
• C) special damages under the rule of Hadley v. Baxendale
• D) liquidated damages in compensation for the breach
• E) none of the other choices are appropriate

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

Regression Line

A line through a scatter plot of data points that best expresses the relationship between those points.

Variables

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Negative Linear Manner

A relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable corresponds with a decrease in the other, in a linear fashion.