A orally agrees to pay B to plant and harvest a quarter of A's farm acreage for four corn-planting seasons. After B prepares the land and plants the first crop, A says that their deal is off. B can most likely recover
A) in quasi contract.
B) in reformation.
C) in restitution.
D) on the parties' existing contract.

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B can recover in quasi contract because A's oral agreement is unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds, which requires contracts that cannot be performed within one year to be in writing. Quasi contract allows B to recover the value of the benefit conferred to A.

A Orally Agrees to Pay B to Plant and Harvest