Which of the Following Was the Result on Appeal in the Case

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the result on appeal in the Case Opener involving the alleged breach of an oral contract based on the plaintiff lawyer loaning a corporate client funds and the client later reneging on a promise, made in gratitude, to give the lawyer three percent of the company's stock?

• A) That the promise to transfer the stock flowed from the loan transaction and was enforceable by the plaintiff.
• B) That the promise was unenforceable because lawyers may not loan clients money.
• C) That the promise was enforceable only if the total the plaintiff received in funds did not violate state usury laws involving maximum interest rates.
• D) That the promise was not enforceable because it was a gift.
• E) That the promise was enforceable as a gift.

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