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$$Bivona needed some yard work done. She told her Business Law class that she would give $

$5$

$0$

$$to the first person who mowed her yard. She also entered into an agreement with Jenna who agreed to trim some shrubbery for $

$4$

$0$

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$$Another student, Nate went to mow Dr

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$$Bivona$\text{'}$s yard. Unfortunately, just as he finished mowing, a neighborhood dog bit him, and he had to go to the emergency room for a couple of stitches. Dr

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$$Bivona refused to pay Nate because she said that he had upset the neighbors and their dog, and that he had created too much chaos. Secretly, Dr

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$$Bivona was glad about the dog bite because she felt it gave her a reason not to pay. Nate refused to pay the emergency room because he said that they did not have a binding, bilateral contract. Jenna refused to trim the shrubbery because she got a better offer and claimed that she was not bound by the contract until she started the work.