1. Tom Chaney is a farmhand working on land owned by Frank Ross.One day Chaney loses his temper and murders Ross in cold blood.Chaney rides away on a stolen horse.Mattie Ross, is 14 years old and is the oldest daughter of the Ross family.She desperately wants to avenge her father.Mattie travels into a nearby Territory and hires a former US Marshall named Rooster Cogburn to hunt down the killer.She agrees to pay him $2 per day as they hunt for Chaney and $20 when Chaney is dead.No written contract is signed and Rooster is falling-down drunk at the time they agree.Conveniently, there is nothing in the law of Indian Territory that would prohibit such a transaction.She also posts a reward poster offering $30 to anyone who can bring Chaney to justice.Please identify any offered agreements determine if each element of a binding contract is present between Rooster and Mattie.

1. Mattie and Rooster set off and chase Chaney for 7 days.One the seventh day, they cross a creek to find a cocky Texas Ranger named LaBoeuf sitting under a tree.LaBoeuf has already found and killed Chaney.He shows Chaney's body to Mattie and requests his reward.What might he be entitled to and why?
2. Furious that she was not there when Chaney was killed, Mattie rides off without paying Rooster anything.Rooster tracks down Mattie and files a civil suit for breach of contract.If successful, what types of contract damages can he hope to recover, if anything?Please explain how you would calculate his damages.