Jose and Mei Entered into What Appeared to Be a Contract

question 37

Multiple Choice

Jose and Mei entered into what appeared to be a contract for the sale of an antique automobile. Jose agreed to pay the purchase price and Mei agreed to deliver the car to Jose's garage. Secretly, however, Mei planned to keep the car for herself. Will a court enforce the agreement?

• A) A court will not enforce the agreement because Mei expected to keep the automobile and contract law tries to protect reasonable expectations.
• B) A court will not enforce the agreement because the existence of Mei's secret plan meant that the parties did not really agree to the same thing.
• C) A court will not enforce the agreement because business people must be able to rely on outward appearances.
• D) A court will enforce the agreement because Mei behaved badly and the court wants to punish that type of behaviour.
• E) A court will enforce the agreement because a reasonable person would have believed that the parties entered into a contract.

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