LEGL210 Davenport University Case of the Returned Drill Bit Paper i need proper answer and full detailed information and there should be answer to every question. LEGL 210 – Homework 4 (Instructor: W. Randall)
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A cogent and response will have at least 500 words and, possibly, hundreds more.
On July 2, Edmonton Oil Ltd. (“EO”) ordered three identical Model 100 drill bits from Alberta
Drill Bit Inc. (“ADB”). Drill bits are cutting tools used to remove material to create holes, such as oil
wells. EO’s written order form described the items ordered by model number. EO agreed to pay
$25,000 to ADB for each Model 100 drill bit. On July 5, ADB sent EO its own form confirming the
order. ADB’s form repeated all of the items on EO’s form, but added the following clause in bold
and italic print, “EO must make any complaints concerning defects in, or nonconformity of, the
goods delivered within a reasonable period after delivery.”
On July 12, ADB delivered the Model 100 drill bits to EO’s place of business. EO immediately
removed its old drill bits and placed two of the new drill bits into operation on wells being drilled
in Alberta. EO stored the third new drill bit in its original, unopened crate. On July 19 at 11:00 AM,
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EO’s Vice President for Operations, Vanessa, notified ADB’s Sales Manager, Sally, that EO wanted
to return the third drill bit. Sally asked why EO wanted to return the drill bit, and Vanessa
responded, “EO does not need a third drill bit given the lack of pipeline capacity from Alberta.”
Sally replied that all sales were final and that EO was obligated to pay for all three drill bits.
Vanessa said that EO did not want the third drill bit and expected ADB to pick it up immediately.
Sally responded that she would have a truck pick up the third drill bit on July 19 at 4:30 PM, but
Sally expected EO to pay for each of the three drill bits.
At 12:30 PM on July 19, Sally left the ADB’s office to pick up lunch on an unpaid break; Sally
had not scheduled the pick up of the third drill bit from EO. After leaving the ADB property, Sally
texted Mildred, her mother, on her iPhone while walking on a sidewalk owned by the City of
Edmonton and that was adjacent to vacant lot owned by the City of Edmonton. Sally did not see a
large pothole in the sidewalk, and she fell down. Sally broke her ankle, hit her head, and passed
out. The pothole was so deep that no one saw Sally fall into the pothole. It took 45 minutes for a
City of Edmonton employee to discover Sally, and an additional 15 minutes for an ambulance to
arrive.
On July 20, Vanessa was furious that ADB did not retrieve the third drill bit by the close of
business on July 19. Thus, Vanessa ordered Edgar, an EO employee, to drive the drill bit to the
offices of ADB and leave it on the front lawn. Vanessa told Edgar that she did not care how the bit
was returned to ADB. Following Vanessa’s instructions, Edgar drove to ADB, rolled the drill bit off
the truck, and drove away.
ADB saw that the bit was scratched, but decided to sell it without any repair. ADB sold the
third drill bit to Incision Drilling Co. (“Incision”) on July 27 for $22,000 — a discount of $3,000. It
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cost ADB $18,000 to build the Model 100 drill bit. Incision is one of the largest drilling companies
in North America and regularly purchases multiple Model 100 drill bits from ADB. ADB maintains
a large inventory of the Model 100 drill bits.
Incision used the bit returned by EO, but found that the scratched bit damaged other
equipment. The damages amounted to $10,000. Incision wants to get money for that damage.
As of August 1, EO has not yet paid for any of the three Model 100 drill bit despite repeated
demands by ADB. ADB has not paid any money to Incisions.
As of August 1, Sally is recovering at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Centre following her release
from the Neurological Critical Care Unit at the University of Alberta Hospital. Given the delay in
getting medical attention, Sally’s brain injury became worse than it otherwise would have been.
Sally’s care team does not think she will ever be able to return to work requiring skills similar to
her job at ADB.
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