Question

Fireman Mike rescued Karol's cat, Boomerang, from the top of a tall oak tree on South Lamar. Boomerang had been missing for 2 weeks, and Karol had put flyers all over town offering a $500 reward for Boomerang's return. Fireman Mike asks Karol about collecting the reward offer for returning her Boomerang. Karol has just taken Business Law and tells Fireman Mike that she doesn't have to pay it to him. Fireman Mike said if he had known that, he would have used a shotgun to get Boomerang out of the tree. What is Karol's reason for not paying Fireman Mike?

1) No legally adequate consideration
2) No legal capacity
3) Pre-existing public duty
4) Boomerangs always return on their own

Answer 1

The answer to the question is option 3) Pre-existing public duty. This principle states that someone with a public duty to perform an action is not entitled to a reward for fulfilling that duty. Therefore, as a fireman, Mike is not entitled to the reward for rescuing the cat.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question involves a legal concept related to contractual obligations and public duty. The correct answer is option 3) Pre-existing public duty. This legal principle states that if someone has a public duty to perform a certain action, such as a fireman's duty to rescue individuals or pets in distress, they are not entitled to collect a reward for performing that duty. In this scenario, Fireman Mike already has the public duty to rescue the cat regardless of any reward, so Karol is legally correct in asserting that she does not have to pay the reward to Fireman Mike.