Uncle Jim tells his niece as she goes off to Creepy U. that if she maintains a 3.5 average that he will buy her a BMW convertible when she graduates. At graduation she has a 3.7 GPA and so she wants the BMW convertible. Uncle Jim says that he doesn't have to give her the BMW convertible because what she did was for her own good. Niece wants to sue Uncle Jim to get the BMW convertible. There probably is:
A) no breach of contract because the benefit to Uncle Jim is trivial compared to the BMW convertible
B) no breach of contract because what the niece did was a benefit for herself only
C) no breach of contract because it would violate public policy
D) no breach of contract; there was only a moral obligation
E) none of the other choices

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The statement made by Uncle Jim can be seen as a unilateral contract, where he promised a specific reward (the BMW convertible) for a specific action (maintaining a 3.5 GPA). The niece fulfilled her part of the condition by achieving a 3.7 GPA, thus she could argue that Uncle Jim is obligated to fulfill his promise. The reasons provided in the other choices do not apply to the situation described.

Uncle Jim Tells His Niece as She Goes Off to Creepy