Contracts Against Public Policy and Illegal Contracts

Which of the following would not be considered a contract that is against public policy?

A contract between a parent and a person to beat up the child who has been harassing your child at school

Which of the following is not an illegal contract?

A contract that involves something that you personally do not agree with

Which of the following statements relates to illegal contracts?

Could include a contract to work for someone else when you are already under contract with a competitor

On balance, a contract that forces a release of liability for the following activities, even if the vendor is negligent, would be against public policy. Select one best activity from the list.

Horseback riding

Which of the following is an example of an illegal contract?

One party contracts for the other to inflict grave bodily harm on another person

An example of an illegal contract would be if you offered to pay a person to ________ another person.

harm

A contract to hire someone to harass your enemy on Facebook is most likely an example of a(n)________ contract in most jurisdictions.

illegal

A contract to sell a person a gun for $500 when the seller knows the buyer intends to murder someone with it would be a(n) ________ contract.

illegal

A contract that tends to promote breach of the law or something that could harm society is known as a contract contrary to

public policy

Illegal contracts __________.

should be avoided at all costs