Millie Mows Her Own Yard to Save Money

question 78

Essay

Millie mows her own yard to save money.Her neighbor Paul,however,hires a lawn service to mow his yard.One day Millie is looking out the window and sees Paul's lawn service drive up.Surprisingly,they begin to mow her yard,not Paul's yard.Millie thinks that is great and keeps her mouth shut while they mow the yard.Later,she gets a bill.She calls the owner of the lawn service and says that she does not have to pay because there was no contract in which she agreed to have her yard mowed.Discuss whether the lawn service is entitled to any recovery and why or why not.

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Definitions:

Nonexcludable

A characteristic of a good whereby it is difficult or impossible to prevent people who have not paid for it from consuming or using it.

Rival

An entity competing against another in the same market or field.

Rival

A term used in economics to describe a good or service that cannot be consumed by more than one person at the same time, meaning consumption by one person diminishes the ability of another to consume it.

Nonexcludable

A characteristic of a good where it is impossible, or highly costly, to prevent someone from using the good once it has been provided.