Legal Contract Question

[Loh_Jane]

Hi all,
I am doing a legal quiz. It is very difficult and I guess the answer is b,please help.

When Harry met Sally, he asked, "Why are you so upset?" Sally replied that she needed to mow the lawn by the next morning, but had lots of schoolwork to complete. Harry slipped into Sally's lawn that afternoon when she had gone to school, and mowed the lawn for her. When Sally returned, she was very happy, and promised to pay Harry $50 for his kind act. Which of the following statements is false?

a)Sally made a valid contract with Harry to pay him for mowing her lawn.

b)Harry was not entitled to insist on being paid $50 because he mowed the lawn before Sally promised to pay him.

c)Sally can refuse to pay Harry the $50 that she promised to pay him.

d)If Sally had promised to pay Harry for mowing the lawn before he did the job, it would be a valid contract that Harry can enforce in Court.

 

[TheGeekess]

Hi all,
I am doing a legal quiz. It is very difficult and I guess the answer is b,please help.

When Harry met Sally, he asked, "Why are you so upset?" Sally replied that she needed to mow the lawn by the next morning, but had lots of schoolwork to complete. Harry slipped into Sally's lawn that afternoon when she had gone to school, and mowed the lawn for her. When Sally returned, she was very happy, and promised to pay Harry $50 for his kind act. Which of the following statements is false?

a)Sally made a valid contract with Harry to pay him for mowing her lawn.

b)Harry was not entitled to insist on being paid $50 because he mowed the lawn before Sally promised to pay him.

c)Sally can refuse to pay Harry the $50 that she promised to pay him.

d)If Sally had promised to pay Harry for mowing the lawn before he did the job, it would be a valid contract that Harry can enforce in Court.

e) We don't do homework.

 

[quincy]

Hi all,
I am doing a legal quiz. It is very difficult and I guess the answer is b,please help.

When Harry met Sally, he asked, "Why are you so upset?" Sally replied that she needed to mow the lawn by the next morning, but had lots of schoolwork to complete. Harry slipped into Sally's lawn that afternoon when she had gone to school, and mowed the lawn for her. When Sally returned, she was very happy, and promised to pay Harry $50 for his kind act. Which of the following statements is false?

a)Sally made a valid contract with Harry to pay him for mowing her lawn.

b)Harry was not entitled to insist on being paid $50 because he mowed the lawn before Sally promised to pay him.

c)Sally can refuse to pay Harry the $50 that she promised to pay him.

d)If Sally had promised to pay Harry for mowing the lawn before he did the job, it would be a valid contract that Harry can enforce in Court.

On this site, we handle US law questions only and laws vary significantly from state to state (and country to country). We ask every visitor to this site to provide their state name for this reason.

That said, I agree with Silverplum's answer of (e) and will additionally say that it would be nice if everyone had a friend like Harry. I hope Sally recognizes how lucky she is.

 

[tranquility]

What makes a contract?

 

[quincy]

What makes a contract?

If you have a legal question, please start your own thread and be sure to include the name of your state. it is important to note that we handle US law questions only.

 

[Zigner]

I'd sue Harry for trespassing and damage to my property.

 

[quincy]

I'd sue Harry for trespassing and damage to my property.

You don't have any friends, do you, Zigner?

 

[Zigner]

You don't have any friends, do you, Zigner?

Darn kids...STAY OFF MY LAWN!

 

[Mass_Shyster]

. a

 

[quincy]

. a

I bet you were one of those students that kids wanted to sit next to during a test because you would let them copy off you, huh?

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

f.) Loh_Jane is definitely not lawyer material.

 

[Mass_Shyster]

I bet you were one of those students that kids wanted to sit next to during a test because you would let them copy off you, huh?

The answer without an explanation is as useful as the rest of the answers given.

And for anyone else interested, the answer to the ultimate question of life is 42.

 

[quincy]

The answer without an explanation is as useful as the rest of the answers given ...

Except on a multiple choice quiz. Picking the right answer gives you credit, even if you have no clue why it is the right answer.

 

[tranquility]

The answer without an explanation is as useful as the rest of the answers given.

And for anyone else interested, the answer to the ultimate question of life is 42.

But here, we know the question. Now, both the answer and the question. Does that make the quiz cease to be? (Perhaps replaced by an even more bizarre quiz?)