Question

When Maria comes home from work she finds that her yard has been mowed and trimmed. An hour later a man comes to her door to collect payment for the yard work. Maria refuses to pay him because she has never seen him before nor had she hired him to do the work. Which of the following is accurate?
Maria would not have to pay anything

Answer 1

Answer: D. Maria would not have to pay anything

Explanation:

Maria would not have to pay anything because this does not fall under the terms of a QUASI CONTRACT as she did not gain unjustified enrichment.

In a QUASI contract, the main bone of contention is the ACCEPTANCE of a service but not the AGREEMENT of terms which can lead to unjust enrichment. In other words, if you ACCEPT a service but did not request it, you still have to pay.

Maria in this case neither requested NOR ACCEPTED the service and so she does not have to pay.