Forest Lumber Company Orally Contracts with Gail for the Purchase

question 30

Multiple Choice

Forest Lumber Company orally contracts with Gail for the purchase of five acres of Gail's timberland. Gail makes the transfer but Forest Lumber does not pay the price. Gail could most likely recover on a theory of

• A) ​reformation.
• B) ​restitution.
• C) ​liquidated damages.
• D) ​quasi contract.

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