Which of the Following Best Describes How E-Mail Contracts Are

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how e-mail contracts are viewed under the law?

• A) E-mail contracts are not usually valid because of the ease of deleting e-mail messages.
• B) E-mail contracts for goods can be valid,but not e-mail contracts for services.
• C) E-mail contracts are valid only for contracts less than $500.
• D) E-mail contracts are valid so long as both parties sign a written copy printed out from the e-mail.
• E) E-mail contracts are generally treated similarly to contracts negotiated by other means.

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Definitions:

Contractual Liability

The obligations and responsibilities one party owes to another under the terms of a contract.

Unidentified Principal

An unidentified principal occurs in agency relationships when the third party interacting with the agent does not know the identity of the principal for whom the agent is acting.

Disclosed Principal

A principal whose identity is made known by the agent to the third party at the time of entering into a contract with the third party.

Undisclosed Principal

A party in a contract whose identity is unknown to the third party with whom the agent interacts, during the transaction.