Abe Is Involved in an Automobile Accident and Is Injured

question 3

Multiple Choice

Abe is involved in an automobile accident and is injured.While he is unconscious,the police call an ambulance which takes him to a hospital.Abe is treated at the hospital and released a day later.The hospital sends him a bill for $2,400,which Abe refuses to pay,claiming it is too high and he never consented to the treatment because he was unconscious.Abe:

• A) has entered into a unilateral contract with the hospital and therefore will have to pay the bill.
• B) has a quasi-contractual agreement with the hospital.
• C) has entered into an implied in fact contract with the hospital.
• D) and the hospital have entered into a bilateral contract,the terms of which require that he pay the bill.

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