Fact Pattern 19-A1 (Questions A18-A19 apply)
Olisa enters into a contract to buy a stove from Pay-to-Own Appliance store with the price to be paid in monthly installments.After thirty-six months of payments,Olisa has paid more than twice the price of a similar stove.Eighteen payments remain due under the contract.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 19-A1.Olisa files a suit against Pay-to-Own,claiming that their contract is so unfair and one sided that it would be unreasonable to enforce it.Olisa is asserting
A)the concept of good faith.
B)the principle of fair trade.
C)the predominant-factor test.
D)the doctrine of unconscionability.

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Olisa is asserting the doctrine of unconscionability, which allows a court to refuse to enforce a contract that is so one-sided and unfair that it shocks the conscience of the court. Paying more than twice the price of a similar stove is an example of this type of unfair and unreasonable contract.

Fact Pattern 19-A1 (Questions A18-A19 Apply)