BLaw 210 1nd Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I. What is a crime?II. Constitutional SafeguardsIII. Miranda v ArizonaOutline of Current Lecture I. WillsII. Requirements for Making a WillIII. Definition of a ContractIV. Sources of Contracts LawCurrent LectureI. Willsa. A will (also a trust and insurance) is a contingent planning deviceb. A will is a person’s declaration as to how her property should be disposed of, and how her affairs should be handled after she diesc. The person who makes a will is known as the testator II. Requirements for Making a Willa. As per the Uniform Probate Code, an individual 18 years of age or more who is ofsounds mind may make a willb. To have testamentary capacity, a testator, at the time she is making ill must be able toi. Understand what she is doingii. Comprehend generally, the nature and extent of the property that makes us the estateiii. Recollect the persons and institutions she wasn’t to receive her money III. Definition of a Contracta. Contract: a promise or set or promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes a dutyThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.b. Promise: a manifestation of intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way, so make as to justify in understanding that a commitment has been madeIV. Sources of Contracts Lawa. Commons Law of Contractsb. Uniform Commercial Codec. Restatements of the Law of
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