Pollard Ltd. is a publisher, specializing in producing fictional books. In January 2023, they decided to produce a new edition of a particular book and contracted Jane and Donald. Jane will provide the text and Donald will produce the extensive diagrams. Each of them are to be paid $50,000. The contract between Pollard Ltd and Jane required the text to be produced by 30th April 2023. The terms of Donald’s contract required the diagrams to be submitted by 30th June 2023. In March 2023, Jane informed Pollard Ltd that she would not supply the finished text on time, unless Pollard Ltd increased her payment by $10,000. Pollard Ltd agreed to the increase. However, when Jane submitted her invoice on delivery of the text on the 28th April 2023, Pollard Ltd refused to pay the additional amount of $10,000, arguing that they will only pay the contracted sum of $50,000. Since Jane was merely performing what she was contracted for and did not provide any additional services to warrant any increases in payment. In June 2023, Donald submitted his diagrams for the book, with an invoice for $50,000. He was aware that Jane sought additional payments for her submission of her text for the said book and for a while contemplated to seek an additional sum of $15,000 from Pollard Ltd. However, he changed his mind at the last moment, fearing possible legal ramifications. In the context of Contract Law, advise: What action, if any, can Jane take against Pollard Ltd to enforce the additional payment? include case law
Pollard Ltd. is a publisher, specializing in producing fictional books. In January 2023, they decided to produce a new edition of a particular book and contracted Jane and Donald. Jane will provide the text and Donald will produce the extensive diagrams. Each of them are to be paid $50,000. The contract between Pollard Ltd and Jane required the text to be produced by 30th April 2023. The terms of Donald’s contract required the diagrams to be submitted by 30th June 2023.
In March 2023, Jane informed Pollard Ltd that she would not supply the finished text on time, unless Pollard Ltd increased her payment by $10,000. Pollard Ltd agreed to the increase. However, when Jane submitted her invoice on delivery of the text on the 28th April 2023, Pollard Ltd refused to pay the additional amount of $10,000, arguing that they will only pay the contracted sum of $50,000. Since Jane was merely performing what she was contracted for and did not provide any additional services to warrant any increases in payment.
In June 2023, Donald submitted his diagrams for the book, with an invoice for $50,000. He was aware that Jane sought additional payments for her submission of her text for the said book and for a while contemplated to seek an additional sum of $15,000 from Pollard Ltd. However, he changed his mind at the last moment, fearing possible legal ramifications.
In the context of Contract Law, advise:
What action, if any, can Jane take against Pollard Ltd to enforce the additional payment? include case law
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