Enforceability of Oral Contracts
Lola plans to leave the country for two years and makes an oral agreement to pay Armand $2,000 to care for her house during her absence. Upon her return, Lola finds the house dirty and refuses to pay. Armand sues, arguing that he believed caring for the house meant only repairing broken items, not cleaning, and demands the full $2,000. A court is most likely to rule that:
AArmand cannot recover any compensation because he did not fully perform the contract.
BArmand can recover only restitution for the time he actually spent working on the house, even if the amount is less than $2,000.
CArmand cannot recover any compensation because the agreement constituted a unilateral contract.
DArmand can recover the full $2,000 because Lola, as the offeror, is responsible for ambiguous contractual terms.