Sharona Entered into a Contract with Deepak

question 26

Multiple Choice

Sharona entered into a contract with Deepak.Under the terms of that agreement, Deepak was obliged to sell his car for $25 000 to Myrna.Sharona subsequently asked Myrna to ratify the transaction and to actually pay the price to Deepak in exchange for the vehicle.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A)Myrna can acquire the right to receive the vehicle, while leaving the obligation to pay the price on Sharona.
• B)Myrna can ratify the contract if she has capacity at the time of ratification, even if she lacked a capacity at the time that the contract was made.
• C)Myrna cannot ratify the contract even if Sharona said, at the time of creating the contract, that she was doing so on behalf of a person named Myrna.
• D)If Myrna refuses to ratify the contract, Sharona cannot be held liable to Deepak on the contract as long as she said, before the contract was created, that she was acting as an agent for someone else.
• E)Ratification can be effective only if Myrna expressly ratified the contract.

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