The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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Author: Frank B Cross/ Roger LeRoy Miller
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Chapter 13, Problem 2IS
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Case summary: Individual H paid in advance to the individual G for building a shed. G only completed half of the work and H paid individual I $500 for completion of the remaining work.
To find: The amount of compensation.
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