[SOLVED] Sean Brosnan was a high school
[SOLVED] Sean Brosnan was a high school senior. He filled out his applications for college in September of 2016, including an
application for early decision to Queens University. In December Brosnan received a thick packet from Queens, which
included a glossy brochure entitled, “Welcome to Queens.” The first page of the brochure said, “Welcome to Queens!!
We are delighted to have you as a member of the university community! We will be holding a place for you in the class of
2021 if you submit a $200 deposit by January 20. We would remind you that by your application for early decision, you
indicated your commitment that if you were accepted to Queens, you would withdraw any applications that you have filed
to other colleges and universities.”
The brochure included an “Acceptance Coupon” providing that the signer was making a “definite commitment to attend
Queens University during the coming academic year, to withdraw applications from any other colleges and universities, and
to enclose a check for $200.” Brosnan signed the form and sent it with a $200 check to the Queens Admission Office.
He then withdrew his applications from the six other universities to which he had applied.
A few days later he got a phone call from the Director of Admissions at Queens saying, “I’m sorry, we did not intend to
give you the impression that you had been accepted. Your mailing should have been a deferral letter and should not have
included the acceptance brochure. In any case, you had no business sending in a check—we didn’t even send you a letter
of acceptance. We are returning your check.”
Please discuss the questions below using common law contract principles.
Questions:
Topic 1. Has Queens University entered into a contract with Sean Brosnan? Give the legal arguments that can be
made on each side of the issue. Suppose that Queens discovered its error and contacted Brosnan prior to receiving
Brosnan’s acceptance coupon. Would this change your analysis? If so, how and why?
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NOTE: Please note that there are three (3) required topics this week (1, 2, and 3). Each requires a main response +
2 participation postings. Thus, by the end of the week, there will be a total of nine (9) postings (3 for Topic 1, 3 for
Topic 2 and 3 for Topic 3). There must be a total of nine (9) postings (three per topic as outlined above), to meet the
minimum requirements to earn a B grade on this Week 6 Discussion conference assignment.
