Eugene agrees to finish painting Hazel’s house within two weeks of the time they agree to in the contract. A week in, Eugene realizes he cannot finish without additional help. He tells Hazel he will need an extra $700 to do this. Hazel agrees. With the additional help, Eugene finishes painting the house within the agreed two weeks. Does Hazel have to pay the extra $700?

As per pre-existing duty rule, a person is obligated to perform his duty at the consideration agreed upon initially. Any modification to the contract is void.

Exceptions to this rule:

As per new contract, if the person undertaking his duty hires another person to perform the work so as to complete it in time, then modifications are valid and enforceable.
Modifications are valid in case of unforeseen contingencies like war, recession, change in economic conditions and strikes.

In this case, Hazel agreed to pay $700 extra. Under pre-existing duty rule, she is not required to pay Eugene extra $700 but since Eugene took additional help exception to the rule applies and Hazel is obligated to pay $700 extra.

steviedestiny1 steviedestiny1 · Answer 2 · 2019-10-30T13:11:20+01:00

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30-10-2019

Answer:

Yes Hazel needs to pay the 700$

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