Question

"Refusal to Pay." Business law teacher Debby needed some yard work done. She told her class that she would give $50 to the first person who mowed her yard. She also entered into an agreement with

Betty who agreed to trim some shrubbery for $40. Max went to mow Debby's yard. Unfortunately, just as he finished mowing, a neighborhood dog bit him, and he had to go to the emergency room for a
couple of stitches. Debby refused to pay Max because she said that he had angered the neighbors and their dog, and that he was more trouble than he was worth. Secretly, Debby was glad about the dog
bite because she felt it gave her an excuse not to pay. Max refused to pay the emergency room because
he said that they did not have a binding, bilateral contract. Betty refused to trim the shrubbery because she got a better offer and claimed that she was not bound on the contract until she started to perform.
-Which of the following is an appropriate characterization of the agreement between Debby and Max?
A. They had a unilateral. express agreement.
B. They had a bilateral, implied agreement.
C. They had a bilateral and unilateral agreement.
D. They had a unilateral, implied agreement.
E. They had a bilateral, express agreement.

Answer 1

Answer: A. They had a unilateral. express agreement.

Step-by-step explanation:

A Unilateral Express Contract or Agreement is one where the Offeror expressly promises to pay the person executing the contract after the occurence of the specified activity. The is what Debbie did when she said that the first person to mow her yard would get $50. Meaning she was expressly offering $50 for her yard to be mowed.

Such contracts are usually an open request in which one is willing to pay for a specified act not unlike what Debby did when she told the CLASS that the first person to mow would get $50.

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