Paradise Publishing Inc Entered into a Contract with Carol Chambers,a

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Paradise Publishing Inc entered into a contract with Carol Chambers,a successful author,for the writing of two novels.Under the terms of that agreement,Carol was entitled to payment of $50 000 six months after the submission of each novel.Carol submitted the first novel on the first day of January.As she found the first phase of the contract to be exhausting,she wanted to immediately take a vacation.She asked Paradise for payment of $50 000,but it pointed to the terms of their contract and denied her request.Carol purported to sell her contractual rights regarding the first novel to Nigel.Under that arrangement,Nigel immediately paid $35 000 to Carol in exchange for her right to receive $50 000 from Paradise on the first day of July.With the money that she received from Nigel,Carol took an extended vacation to Costa Rica.While relaxing on the beach,she met Jose,an aspiring author who explained that he was finding it difficult to break into the publishing world.Carol then proposed an arrangement under which he would pay $10 000 to her in exchange for the right to write her second contract for Paradise.Jose agreed.In the middle of May,Paradise learned about Carol's agreements with Nigel and Jose.It insists that both of those arrangements are invalid.Is it correct? Explain your answer.

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