Rudo asked Harun to detail his brand-new sports car by painting flames on the side of the vehicle. After the parties signed a contract and after Harun had already started to paint, Rudo decided that he also wanted Harun to install a new stereo system in the car at the same cost and modified the contract likewise. Harun painted the flames on the side of the vehicle as originally agreed but did not install a new stereo. Rudo refuses to pay the originally agreed upon price. If Harun sues Rudo for the contract price, he will win because

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By far the greatest number of preexisting duty cases involve contractual duties. These cases usually occur when the parties attempt to modify an existing contract but no new consideration is furnished to support the agreement to modify. In this scenario, if Rudo would have promised to pay an extra amount to Harun for the modification of the new stereo system, his promise to pay more would have been enforceable. Harun, in that case, would have done something he had no legal duty to do in exchange for Rudo's promise.

Rudo Asked Harun to Detail His Brand-New Sports Car by Painting