Always Paid For Work Done
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- Contracts1
Example wrong choices
19123_stephen-stone-wall · CONTRACTS · Choice AYes, because Stephen was entitled to be paid for the part of the work he performed.
Why it's attractive
States the strong 'he did work, pay him' instinct as a flat entitlement and mirrors the worker's own request.
Why it's wrong
States the strong 'he did work, pay him' instinct as a flat entitlement and mirrors the worker's own request.
19123_stephen-stone-wall · CONTRACTS · Choice BYes, because Martha received the benefit of Stephen's stonework.
Why it's attractive
'Received the benefit' is the fairness/common-sense rationale, not the legal test.
Why it's wrong
'Received the benefit' is the fairness/common-sense rationale, not the legal test.
19123_stephen-stone-wall · CONTRACTS · Choice CNo, because Stephen was the one who asked to end the agreement.
Why it's attractive
Hangs the result on which party proposed the cancellation — a fact the call never made relevant.
Why it's wrong
Hangs the result on which party proposed the cancellation — a fact the call never made relevant.
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