Bing engaged Dill to perform personal services for $2,200 a month for a period of four months.The contract was entered into orally on July 1,1984,and performance was to commence on September 1,1984.On August 10,Dill anticipatorily repudiated the contract.As a result,Bing:
A)may not assign his rights to damages under the contract to a third party.
B)can obtain specific performance.
C)may not enforce the contract against Dill since the contract is oral.
D)can immediately sue for breach of contract.

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When anticipatory repudiation occurs,the nonbreaching party is justified in withholding his own performance and suing for damages right away,without waiting for the time for performance to arrive.

Bing Engaged Dill to Perform Personal Services for $2,200 a Month