John Notices While Mowing His Lawn One Summer Day That

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John notices while mowing his lawn one summer day that while his neighbour had been on vacation, his hedge had become unkempt. Worried that people might think it were his hedge, John decided to clip the hedge himself. On his return John's neighbour thanked John for the work. Several weeks later the neighbour hired a handyman to do the same job and paid him $50. John would be entitled to payment for subsequent hedge clippings if requested by his neighbour.

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