Lascassas (also Las Casas or Las Cassas) is an unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee, near the city of Murfreesboro. Its geographic coordinates are 35°55'49"N, 86°17'28"W. The community's namesake is Bartolome de las Casas (1474-1566), a Spanish missionary on Christopher Columbus' third expedition who was known as the "Apostle of the Indians" in recognition of his efforts to protect the native population from slavery and abuse. Lascassas is the site of a public elementary school operated by the Rutherford County school district and enrolling students from pre-kindergarten through grade 8. Current enrollment is about 855 students. The American actor John M. Picard was born in Lascassas in 1913 and died on a farm near there in 1993 of injuries sustained in an attack by a bull.

What is contract law?

A contract is a promise, or set of promises, for breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty. Contracts law involves assisting individuals and businesses in the negotiation and execution of all types of legally enforceable agreements -- including contracts for the sale of property, employment agreements, and promissory notes -- and also to represent clients in legal disputes and litigation to enforce contracts.

Answers to contract law issues in Tennessee

A contract is an agreement between two persons to either do something or not to do something in exchange for some...

There are several defenses that can conceivably be asserted to a claim to enforce a contract. For instance, if one...

In reviewing a written contract, there are several things that the parties need to be on the lookout for:

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A contract is an agreement between at least two people or companies, in which they each promise to do something for...

Sometimes, after you have entered into a contract, you may need to modify it. Either time has passed and...