Carson Arranged with His Brother-In-Law,Waxman,that He Would Try to Buy

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Carson arranged with his brother-in-law,Waxman,that he would try to buy a famous old B.C.coastal airplane,the Spruce Ghost,which Waxman would then buy from him to display in his flight museum.Waxman promised to pay Carson a 10 percent commission over the price that Carson had to pay to buy the plane,so that their price would be 110 percent of Carson's purchase price.Carson and the owner,Wonka,agreed on a price of $80 000.After reconditioning the plane but before delivering it to Carson,Wonka decided to take it up for one last nostalgic flight and,because of his carelessness,he crashed it on take-off.Although Wonka escaped uninjured,the plane caught fire and was totally destroyed.Carson was able to locate a similar plane for only $60 000 but Waxman wasn't interested.Carson sued his brother-in-law and Wonka.What is the likely outcome of this suit?

• A) Waxman will have to pay Carson $8000, the commission on the agreed sale price between Carson and Wonka.
• B) Waxman will have to pay Carson $6000 as the commission he would have made on the purchase of the second plane.
• C) Wonka will have to pay Carson damages (probably $8000) for breach of contract.
• D) Because the contract between Carson and Wonka was frustrated by the destruction of the Spruce Ghost, Carson has no claim against anyone.
• E) The Frustrated Contracts Act will require Carson to share in the expense of reconditioning the Spruce Ghost that Wonka had undertaken in preparation for sale.

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