Anticipatory Breach Self-Quiz
Howard hires College Painters,
Inc. to paint his house. Under the contract that they sign, the company
will paint the house white with blue trim and Howard will pay the company
$10,000. One week before the job is supposed to begin, the company calls
Howard and tells him that, in light of certain economic realities, they
will not be able to paint the house for less than $15,000. Howard then
finds another painter who agrees to paint his house for $10,000. When
College Painters arrives to begin painting Howard’s house, Howard
informs them that he has hired someone else to paint the house. The company
sues Howard for breach of contract. They will:
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Howard hires College Painters,
Inc. to paint his house. Under the contract that they sign, the company
will paint the house white with blue trim and Howard will pay the company
$10,000. One week before the job is supposed to begin, the company calls
Howard and tells him that, in light of certain economic realities, they
might not be able to paint the house for less than $15,000. Howard then
finds another painter who agrees to paint his house for $10,000. When
College Painters arrives to begin painting Howard’s house, Howard
informs them that he has hired someone else to paint the house. The company
sues Howard for breach of contract. They will:
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Howard hires College Painters,
Inc. to paint his house. Under the contract that they sign, the company
will paint the house white with blue trim and Howard will pay the company
$10,000. One week before the job is supposed to begin, Howard calls the
company and tells them that he no longer wants to paint his house. The
company receives another offer to paint a house for $5,000 but they decide
they would rather sue Howard for the $10,000 contract price than work
on another house. If the company sues Howard for breach of contract and
wins, they will recover:
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