Question

Jocelyn hires Collin to paint the fence around her property. Collin is very busy and is owed a favor by Levi, another painter. Collin delegates his duty to paint the fence to Levi. This is__________

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter "B": a valid delegation because the duty is mechanical and nonpersonal in nature.

Step-by-step explanation:

In contract law, delegation is the act of assigning the duties -not the rights- established in a contract to a third party. The third party in charge of performing the duties is called the delegate who was assigned by the obligor. For delegations to be valid they must meet the completeness test and the sufficient standard test.

Duties cannot be delegated when the performance depends on the personal skills or talent of the obligor or when special trust has been placed on the obligor (personal in nature duties) or when the contract forbids delegation.

Then, Collin's delegation to Levi for painting Jocelyn's house is valid since the duty does not require any special talent from Collin, thus, the performance is not personal in nature.

Answer 2

A valid delegation because the duty is mechanical and nonpersonal in nature.

Step-by-step explanation:

Delegation is the act of passing on the performance of an activity to another person. It is usually done by managers to increase efficiency and maximise resources. Resources will not be maximised if only a person is doing a lot of work whole others are underutilized.

In this instance Jocelyn assigned the painting task to Collins, but because he was busy he delegated to Levi.

The delegation is valid because any painter can perform the task so it is impersonal so far the job gets done