A Real-Estate Agent, Jones, Was Owed a $17,000 Commission, Having

question 53

Multiple Choice

A real-estate agent, Jones, was owed a $17,000 commission, having sold property for Mr. Quick. Mr. Quick couldn't be found, but Jones did find his wife and learned that she had over $20,000 in treasury bills. Mr. Jones told her that if she didn't assign to him $17,000 of the $20,000, he would make sure her husband was imprisoned for his debts and "for other crimes" he knew about. If she did make an assignment in writing to Jones of the $17,000 but later tried to void the agreement, she would argue which of the following?

• A) Statutory assignment
• B) Mistake
• C) Non est factum
• D) Duress
• E) Privity

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Definitions:

Ingroup Bias

The tendency to favor and extend loyalty to members of one's own group over others.

Microaggressions

Everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership.

Scapegoating

The practice of singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame as a way of deflecting attention from one's own shortcomings.

Implicit Prejudice

Unconscious biases or attitudes towards other groups or individuals.