Contract Law Quiz: Written Agreement Dispute

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What percentage of the gross gate receipts was the respondent supposed to pay to the appellant for the use of the stadia?

15%

When did the appellant inform the respondent that the tariff would be raised to 20%?

1986

How did the respondent pay the 20% of the gross takings to the appellant?

In cash after each game

In 1988, what percentage did the respondent insist on paying instead of the 20% it had been paying?

15% Signup and view all the answers

What action did the appellant take when the respondent refused to pay the 20% and insisted on paying 15%?

Closed its stadia and refused the respondent access to them Signup and view all the answers

What did the respondent seek and obtain to prevent the appellant from preventing access to the stadia?

An interdict Signup and view all the answers

What right did the original agreement confer on the respondent?

The right to terminate the agreement by giving one calendar month’s notice. Signup and view all the answers

What did the court hold about the respondent's acceptance of the variation in contract terms?

The respondent acquiesced in the increased tariff and could be held to have accepted the new terms. Signup and view all the answers

What action of the respondent constituted a breach of the contract?

The respondent's failure to continue paying 20% of the gross takings. Signup and view all the answers

What did the court presume when contracting parties reduce their agreement into writing?

They are presumed to have intended what is stated in the written agreement. Signup and view all the answers

Why did the court rule that the agreement between the parties subsisted?

The appellant did not exercise the options provided in the contract and only suspended performance, which did not amount to cancellation. Signup and view all the answers

Under what circumstances may the court deprive a successful party of its costs?

The court may deprive a successful party of costs in the exercise of its discretion if influenced by irrelevant considerations or disregard of relevant ones. Signup and view all the answers

Contract Law Quiz: Written Agreement Dispute

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Questions and Answers

What percentage of the gross gate receipts was the respondent supposed to pay to the appellant for the use of the stadia?

When did the appellant inform the respondent that the tariff would be raised to 20%?

How did the respondent pay the 20% of the gross takings to the appellant?

In 1988, what percentage did the respondent insist on paying instead of the 20% it had been paying?

What action did the appellant take when the respondent refused to pay the 20% and insisted on paying 15%?

What did the respondent seek and obtain to prevent the appellant from preventing access to the stadia?

What right did the original agreement confer on the respondent?

What did the court hold about the respondent's acceptance of the variation in contract terms?

What action of the respondent constituted a breach of the contract?

What did the court presume when contracting parties reduce their agreement into writing?

Why did the court rule that the agreement between the parties subsisted?

Under what circumstances may the court deprive a successful party of its costs?

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