R&R,Incentered into a Contract with Scott,an Agent,under the Terms of Which

question 32

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R&R,Inc.entered into a contract with Scott,an agent,under the terms of which Scott would receive $20,000 if he stole trade secrets from the leading competitor of R&R.Scott performed his end of the agreement by delivering the trade secrets.If R&R now refuses to pay Scott for his services,Scott:

• A) may recover based upon the express contract of the parties.
• B) may recover based upon a quasi-contractual theory in order to prevent the unjust enrichment of R&R.
• C) will be unable to recover,because this is an illegal contract.
• D) will be able to recover based upon promissory estoppel,because he has detrimentally relied upon the promises made by R&R.

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