Live and Lets Fly [merged]
Dec 27, 2017 | 9:33 am
#78
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Originally Posted by 84Fiero
Crap like this just seems to encourage more restrictive rules and practices in the future, that wind up impacting everyone for the worse, even if indirectly. You have to pick your battles, and this isn't one I would choose. However this blogger seems to see everything as a battle.
Jan 2, 2018 | 9:13 pm
#80
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The affirmative defenses here just get better and better: failure to mitigate, mutual mistake, unclean hands. It's turning into a contracts final hypothetical issue spotter.
Jan 3, 2018 | 1:28 am
#81
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Hopefully, barbri gave him his money back when he failed, or let him keep his books or something...
Jan 3, 2018 | 6:34 am
#84
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And of course blogging about his intentions ("strategy") makes it even worse. I assume (hope) he used Chase or AmEx points to "buy" these tickets through AmEx or Chase travel services and didn't actually lay out his own cash for this scheme.
Jan 3, 2018 | 6:56 am
#85
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Some of his arguments are just laughable such as:
But how was I supposed to get home? Wasnt I clear enough in my post that SWISS F was the only option?
The comments to his post from yesterday are entertaining, both from the clueless cheerleaders to the people questioning him on it.
Jan 3, 2018 | 7:37 am
#87
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Lol. Buying a ticket to manufacture damages when you had no intention of traveling until you tried to take advantage of what you knew to be a mistake. Probably a good thing he isn't a member of a bar, as this sort of conduct would cause trouble with the disciplinary authorities.
Scarring the kid for life?
Or maybe not.
Jan 3, 2018 | 8:07 am
#88
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Following up on an earlier post, I thought it would be fun to turn this behavior into a law school final exam question. Granted, it is far easier than the exams I took in law school, but it is a fun exercise. I wrote it up in the format of an actual law school final, so could be fun for the lawyers and non-lawyers alike. It's too long to post here, but I've posted it on my blog at Travel Blogger Malpractice and a Contracts Law School Exam Hypo – You Went Where???. Happy to discuss the right answers here, and will also post an explanatory answer after folks have had a chance. So whip out those bluebooks (or I guess computers).
Jan 3, 2018 | 9:14 am
#90
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Following up on an earlier post, I thought it would be fun to turn this behavior into a law school final exam question. Granted, it is far easier than the exams I took in law school, but it is a fun exercise. I wrote it up in the format of an actual law school final, so could be fun for the lawyers and non-lawyers alike. It's too long to post here, but I've posted it on my blog at Travel Blogger Malpractice and a Contracts Law School Exam Hypo You Went Where???. Happy to discuss the right answers here, and will also post an explanatory answer after folks have had a chance. So whip out those bluebooks (or I guess computers).
Based on a couple rulings in 'mistake fare' category I've seen, I have plenty of doubt.