Rande Promised to Provide a Series of Lectures on Tort

question 23

Multiple Choice

Rande promised to provide a series of lectures on tort law to a group of professional athletes in exchange for payment of $10 000.Shortly before the lectures were scheduled to take place, Rande promised to provide a publishing company with a recorded set of lectures on tort law in exchange for $15 000.The publishing company agreed that Rande's planned lecture for the group of professional athletes would be the subject of the recording.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A)Rande does not have a contract with the publishing company because a pre-existing contractual obligation cannot be re-used for the purpose of supporting a new contract.
• B)If Rande fails to provide the lecture as promised, he may be held liable for breach of contract to both the group of professional athletes and the publishing company.
• C)Rande does not have a contract with the group of professional athletes because he re-used his promise to provide a lecture in order to support his contract with the publishing company.
• D)Rande's promise to the publishing company would be enforceable only if it was made under seal.
• E)Although Rande has contracts with both the group of professional athletes and the publishing company, he can only demand payment from one of them.

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