Problem
You are starting a landscaping company that does routine lawn maintenance and occasional specialty options such as edging, leaf cleanup, or gutter cleaning. However, the main services are mowing and mechanical weeding.
Your first potential customer has contacted you interested in your services for routine lawn maintenance. They are interested in knowing your rates and availability. Assuming that this person will do business with you, make a list of the necessary clauses and information necessary if you were to draft a contract to provide to this individual for service? From this information, what are important aspects of the contract (like consideration) that are necessary or it to be valid?
Further, let's say that the owner of a home says "come over next Wednesday to mow my lawn and every week after that until October 1. I will pay you a good price." You then go to their home that Wednesday and mow their lawn. Has a contract been formed? Go through the steps of contract formation to support your conclusion. If you believe a contract has been formed, and the owner pays you $2 for your services, do you have any legal argument to demand more money?