In Lucy VZehmer,the Two Parties Were Drinking in a Bar When Lucy

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In Lucy v.Zehmer,the two parties were drinking in a bar when Lucy offered to buy Zehmer's farm.After some negotiation,a written contract was executed.Zehmer claimed the entire episode was a joke and he never intended to sell his farm.The court determined that

• A) since Zehmer claimed to be "high as a Georgia pine" and it was only the liquor talking, there was no contract.
• B) since the contract was written without lawyers present, it was likely not really serious, so no contract was actually formed.
• C) because the terms were fair, the parties are bound by the contract regardless of their intent or capacity.
• D) Zehmer's actions made him appear serious; therefore, he was bound by his act despite what he was inwardly thinking.

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