Simone assigned her rights under a contract to Juan. Forgetting that she took this action, she later assigns her rights under the contract to Kai. Both Juan and Kai try to claim the right to the contract. The state gives Juan the rights. Which rule did the state apply?
A) The English rule
B) The last-assignment-in-time rule
C) The first-assignment-in-time rule
D) The French rule
E) The American rule

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The state applied the first-assignment-in-time rule, which means that the rights under the contract go to the party who first received the assignment, in this case, Juan.

Simone Assigned Her Rights Under a Contract to Juan