Contracts, Specifications, and Law for EngineersMcGraw-Hill, 1971 - 532 pages |
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Page 19
... duty defines the contract ; in the latter , the contract defines the duty . 3-4 . Unilateral and bilateral contracts . In a unilateral contract only one of the contracting parties makes a promise , and that promise is exchanged for an ...
... duty defines the contract ; in the latter , the contract defines the duty . 3-4 . Unilateral and bilateral contracts . In a unilateral contract only one of the contracting parties makes a promise , and that promise is exchanged for an ...
Page 61
... duty by assigning it to another or by delegating another to perform it . But performance of duty is not the same thing as duty of per- formance . A contract requires of the promisor the production of a specified result . Usually there ...
... duty by assigning it to another or by delegating another to perform it . But performance of duty is not the same thing as duty of per- formance . A contract requires of the promisor the production of a specified result . Usually there ...
Page 391
... duty blocks to be used and they say their lack of opportunity to observe the construc- tion or object to the use of light - weight blocks in the pylon insulates them from direct liability to the plaintiff . We do not believe that ...
... duty blocks to be used and they say their lack of opportunity to observe the construc- tion or object to the use of light - weight blocks in the pylon insulates them from direct liability to the plaintiff . We do not believe that ...
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