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[Wrong Deck] Gina Hires Jackson Over the Telephone to Paint

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[Wrong Deck] Gina hires Jackson over the telephone to paint her back deck. She tells him her address and agrees to pay him $200 for the job, and he accepts. They enter into the agreement on Tuesday, and he is to paint the deck on Saturday. Jackson had a little difficulty finding her house because he spilled coffee on the note where he wrote her address. When Jackson arrives, neither Gina nor her neighbor is at home. He mistakenly paints the neighbor's deck. Gina calls him the next day and asks him why he did not paint her deck. He informs her that he did paint the deck. When it is discovered that he mistakenly painted the neighbor's deck, Gina tells him not to worry because the neighbor will be required to pay him. Jackson says that if the neighbor does not pay, then he expects all of the payment from Gina, because the contract is executed.
-Which of the following is correct regarding Gina's assertion that the neighbor will be required to pay Jackson?

Definitions:

Conditional Contract

An agreement where the obligations or terms are only to be fulfilled if certain conditions are met.

Condition Concurrent

A situation in a contract wherein the parties involved must perform their respective obligations at the same time.

Washing

Typically refers to cleaning something by immersing and agitating it in water or another liquid.

Conditional Contract

An agreement that becomes enforceable only after certain conditions are met or fulfilled.