University Contract Law Case Study: Blake v Fallon - LAW70211

This case study examines whether a contract existed between Blake and her daughter, Fallon. Blake offered to pay Fallon $50 to mow the lawns while she was away. Fallon responded with, "Ok, I'll think about it" and later mowed the lawns. The analysis focuses on the essential elements of a contract: offer, acceptance, consideration, and intention to create legal relations. The student argues that no contract was formed because Fallon did not explicitly accept the offer, and there was a lack of intention to create legal bindings, relating the case to Balfour v Balfour. The conclusion states that Blake is not obligated to pay Fallon the $50.

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Issue:................................................................................................................................................2
Relevant Law:..................................................................................................................................2
Application:.....................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................2

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Issue:
The issue regarding the present case study is whether Blake had entered into a contract
with Fallon.
Relevant Law:
The issue can be explained by discussing the law relating to the contract. A contract can
be declared valid if there is an offer, consideration, acceptance, and the purpose to build a legal
binding. It looks into the matter of the contractual terms included, by both the individual of
opposite parties imposed upon by the court or by statute. Everyday many people enter into a
contract, or they get affected when they come into a contract.
Balfour v Balfour1 in this case of a husband and wife the purpose to create legal bonding of a
couple when the agreement between them was that the husband has to pay his wife some amount
of money in spite of living separately due to some illness, the husband has to pay the agreed
amount.
The court held that the agreement could not be enforced as both the parties do not have any
intention to create legal binding because the parties were on amicable terms when the promise of
the agreement was made. Later on, when they divorced, that particular agreement cannot be
enforced by law.
Erogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc2 , in this case, Archbishop Spyridon
Erogenous demanded long leave due to a long term of annual service.
The court held that the demanded amount is found to be wrong and difficult as there are intention
exists in this particular case. The court noted that the requirement and the objectivity and the
meaning in which the circumstances of the intention may exist or may not exist.
1 [1919] 2 KB 571
2 (2002) 209 CLR 95

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Application:
This provision of law discusses the essential aspects to make a contract valid. In this particular
case, there is no written promise given to Blake by her daughter Fallon. Blakes’s daughter did
not promise her to complete the task of mowing, upon the offer made by Blake. Therefore, there
was no acceptance of the offer made to Fallon. There is a presence of social contract in this
particular case. It is very clear from the fact that Blake has no intention to create legal bindings
with her daughter. This case of a contract to create legal attachments can be related to Balfour v
Balfour3.
The claim or the demand made by Fallon is not legal according to the contract law, as there was
no particular purpose of making any legal binding by Blake. In the similar case of Erogenous, v
Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc4 , there was no purpose to create legal bindings.
Conclusion:
In this present case study, Blake and Fallon had not entered into a contract as there was
acceptance of the offer made by Blake. So Blake is not bound to pay $50 to Fallon.
3 [1919] 2 KB 571
4 (2002) 209 CLR 95