Laetitia agreed to provide certain services to Hans in exchange for a payment of $10 000.Although Laetitia fully performed her side of the agreement,Hans refuses to pay anything.He insists that Laetitia does not have a right to sue for breach of contract because,in performing the services,she was merely doing something that she had become obliged to do even before she entered into her agreement with Hans.Hans's position is correct if Laetitia's pre-existing obligation was

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If Laetitia's pre-existing obligation was some type of public duty, such as a legal obligation to perform a certain service as part of her profession or citizenship, then Hans would be correct in his argument. Laetitia would not have provided any additional consideration to Hans in exchange for his payment, and therefore would not have a valid contract.

Laetitia Agreed to Provide Certain Services to Hans in Exchange