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Robert Has Just Mailed a Letter of Acceptance in Response

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Robert has just mailed a letter of acceptance in response to James' letter offering to sell his hardware store to Robert, when he is knocked down by a car and killed. Jane, Robert's wife and sole heir, wants to run the business, since that is what she and Robert had intended, but James does not believe a woman could run a hardware store and tells her that the deal is off. Discuss Jane's legal position.


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Hepatic Artery

The artery that supplies oxygenated blood to the liver from the heart.

Amylase

An enzyme that helps in breaking down carbohydrates into simpler sugars, mainly found in saliva and pancreatic fluid.

Maltase

Enzyme produced in the small intestine that breaks down maltose to two glucose molecules.

Pepsin

An enzyme produced in the stomach that initiates the digestion of proteins by breaking them down into smaller peptides.

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