Edna is a leading brain surgeon in the United States. She enters into a contract to perform a complicated brain surgery on Ben. However, since Edna is very busy, she wants to assign this contract to a less experienced surgeon, Charles. This would be Charles' first operation of this type. Ben can object to this assignment and prevent it because the contract between Ben and Edna is a(n):

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The contract between Edna and Ben is for a brain surgery, which requires specific personal skill and expertise. Therefore, it falls under the category of a contract involving personal skill. Assigning the contract to a less experienced surgeon would be a breach of the contract and Ben can object to it.

Edna Is a Leading Brain Surgeon in the United States