Jack is in business in competition with Jill’s employer. Jack pays Jill $450 for
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Jack is in business in competition with Jill’s employer. Jack pays Jill $450 for her to steal her employer’s current customer list by copying it onto a flash drive and delivering it to him. Jill knows that her employer’s customer list is a confidential trade secret but she agrees anyway. Jack pays Jill the $450 up front and Jill delivers the flash drive to him the next day but, by mistake, she didn’t copy the most recent customer list. She copied one that was five years old. If Jack sues Jill to enforce their contract, the likely result will be:
A.The Court will give Jill the option of performing her obligations under her contract with Jack instead of having to return the money.
B.The Court will order Jill to pay any and all contract damages Jack suffered due to her breaching the contract.
C.The Court will order Jill to return the $450 because she didn’t do what was agreed upon.
D.The Court will not do anything to help Jack get back the money he paid.
Explanation / Answer
D. The court will not do anything to help Jack get back the money he paid.
Reason:
A legally enforceable contract must have legal terms and conditions. Since copying trade secrets is an illegal activity, the contract between Jack and Jill is a void and can't be enforced in the court of law. Hence option D
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