Person J enters into a contract with person L of a company MR to fix the roof for person J. Person J pays half price of the contract in advance and refuses to pay the remaining amount for the work done by person L. To find: The action that person L and company MR can take to claim the outstanding payment.

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Dimitri lends his brother, Calvin, $1,800. Calvin and Willa agree that Calvin will build a new pool deck for Willa in exchange for Willa paying Dimitri $1,800. Calvin builds the pool deck, but Willa refuses to pay Dimitri any money. Can Dimitri sue for payment? O No, because Dimitri was not a party to the contract. O No. because Dimitri did not build the pool deck. O Yes, because Dimitri is a donee beneficiary. O No, because Dimitri is an incidental beneficiary. Yes, because Dimitri is a creditor beneficiary.

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Chapter 15, Problem 1IS

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Case summary: Person J enters into a contract with person L of a company MR to fix the roof for person J. Person J pays half price of the contract in advance and refuses to pay the remaining amount for the work done by person L.

To find: The action that person L and company MR can take to claim the outstanding payment.

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