Which of the Following Was the Result in Copeland V

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the result in Copeland v.Baskin Robbins,the case in the text involving the issue of whether a party may be held liable on the theory that the party wrongfully failed to engage in contract negotiations?

• A) That a party may not recover damages based upon breach of an agreement to engage in negotiations because reliance damages are impossible to compute in such situations.
• B) That a party may not recover damages based upon breach of an agreement to engage in negotiations because no actual contract was ever agreed upon.
• C) That a party may be held liable for breaching an agreement to engage in negotiations regardless of whether the plaintiff establish damages based on reliance on any such agreement.
• D) That a party may be held liable for breaching an agreement to engage in negotiations but that the plaintiff must establish damages based on reliance on any such agreement.

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