Fred Is a Concert Violinist Who Is Scheduled to Perform

question 45

Multiple Choice

Fred is a concert violinist who is scheduled to perform at Carnegie Hall for the first time. He buys what he is told is a Stradivarius violin from a well-known, reputable dealer in quality violins, and he pays the going rate for a Stradivarius. He later learns the violin is an imitation, although it is a good imitation, which fooled even the dealer. In this case:

• A) Fred has made a unilateral mistake and cannot void the contract.
• B) the dealer has committed fraud in the inducement.
• C) the sale is voidable by the purchaser for mutual mistake.
• D) the sale may be rescinded, because the dealer has made a nonfraudulent misrepresentation.

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