Contract law

1. Samantha is a cat breeder who sells hundreds of cats every month. She of course needs to feed those kittens before selling them, though, and for that she purchases enormous quantities of cat food from Alexander. After failing to pay her bill from Alexander for a while, she racked up a debt of $10,000 to him.

One Monday, Corey walks into Samanthas shop and requests the finest kitten in the entire place. As it turns out, Samanthas best cat comes from a champion pedigree and sells for $4,000. When Corey offers to buy the $4,000 cat, Samantharemembering her substantial debt to Alexanderasks if Corey would agree to pay the $4,000 to Alexander instead of her, in exchange for the special feline. Corey agrees, and Samantha hands over the cat.

But Corey never pays Alexander the $4,000, nor does Samantha pay any of her part of the debt to Alexander. So Alexander sues Samantha for $10,000her total unpaid debt to him. Who wins that suit? And what can Samantha do about Coreys promise? Be sure that both parts of the answer that you select are correct.

A. Alexander wins the suit against Samantha; Samantha cannot recover anything based on Coreys promise, since he made that promise to Alexander, not her

B. Alexander wins the suit against Samantha; Samantha can then sue Corey for the $4,000 that he had promised to pay Alexander on Samanthas behalf

C. Samantha wins in Alexanders suit; Samantha does not need to recover based on her promise with Corey, but Alexander should sue Corey instead

D. Samantha wins in Alexanders suit; Samantha cannot obtain any money from Corey, but she could reclaim her cat if she wanted