In January 2008,Professor Noe Entered into a Contract with State

question 5

Multiple Choice

In January 2008,Professor Noe entered into a contract with State University.She agreed to teach full time during the 2008-2009 academic year.Professor Noe died on May 31,2008.Her estate:

• A) is obligated to find another person who will agree to teach during the academic year.
• B) is discharged from any further obligations under the contract.
• C) will be discharged from any obligations under the contract only if it can be shown that her death was unexpected.
• D) will not be discharged. If the University has to pay more in order to hire a comparable substitute professor at the last minute, then the estate will be responsible for the difference in pay.

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