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Walker Meeks is currently a party to two contracts. On the first contract he has

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Question

Walker Meeks is currently a party to two contracts. On the first contract he has agreed to paint a portrait of a gentleman riding a horse. This portrait is for the wall of the gentleman’s study. The gentleman chose Meeks for his realism in portraying the true feelings behind portrait models. Meek’s second contract is to paint the house of Sue Sneed. Meeks is offered an employment contract for a large sum of money. He wishes to accept, but this would render him unable to complete the aforementioned contracts. Meeks delegates the painting of the portrait to his friend, Bob, an impressionist, and delegates the painting of Sue’s home to Ted, a professional house painter. Neither the gentleman nor Sue intends to allow the delegation to occur. Comment on the probable outcome of both these contracts. Walker Meeks is currently a party to two contracts. On the first contract he has agreed to paint a portrait of a gentleman riding a horse. This portrait is for the wall of the gentleman’s study. The gentleman chose Meeks for his realism in portraying the true feelings behind portrait models. Meek’s second contract is to paint the house of Sue Sneed. Meeks is offered an employment contract for a large sum of money. He wishes to accept, but this would render him unable to complete the aforementioned contracts. Meeks delegates the painting of the portrait to his friend, Bob, an impressionist, and delegates the painting of Sue’s home to Ted, a professional house painter. Neither the gentleman nor Sue intends to allow the delegation to occur. Comment on the probable outcome of both these contracts. Walker Meeks is currently a party to two contracts. On the first contract he has agreed to paint a portrait of a gentleman riding a horse. This portrait is for the wall of the gentleman’s study. The gentleman chose Meeks for his realism in portraying the true feelings behind portrait models. Meek’s second contract is to paint the house of Sue Sneed. Meeks is offered an employment contract for a large sum of money. He wishes to accept, but this would render him unable to complete the aforementioned contracts. Meeks delegates the painting of the portrait to his friend, Bob, an impressionist, and delegates the painting of Sue’s home to Ted, a professional house painter. Neither the gentleman nor Sue intends to allow the delegation to occur. Comment on the probable outcome of both these contracts.

Explanation / Answer

B. Fred will lose because Michelle's only obligation is to pay Belinda.

Michelle had a deal with Belinda, and he has asked Belinda to make portraits of her two corgi dogs, Baby and Bree. While Michelle had allocated this work to Belinda and he was unaware of any kind of involvement of Fred. It was Belinda’s call to assign the task to Fred. Hence, Michelle’s only obligation is to pay Belinda. And, if Fred sues Michelle for the $10,000 payment, it is most like that Fred will lose.