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qid 1333 · law

Question: One morning, an employee arrived at work and found his boss passed out on the floor of his office. The employee determined that his boss was not breathing, immediately rendered CPR to his boss, and succeeded in reviving him. The employee then called the paramedics, who took the boss to the hospital. Two week later, the boss returned to work. Grateful for the employee's quick action in saving his life, the boss said to the employee, "You'll have ajob with me for life. "Which of the following best characterizes the legal relationship between the boss and the employee on that date?

1. Since the employee gratuitously rendered assistance to the boss, there was insufficient consideration to support the boss's subsequent promise to provide the employee with lifetime employment.
2. The boss had a duty to pay the employee reasonable compensation for saving his life, based upon a contract implied-in-fact.
3. The employee had a valid enforceable contract due to the boss's promise.
4. The employee's act of saving the boss's life constituted a legally enforceable contract.
5. The employee's act of saving the boss's life was sufficient past consideration to render enforceable the boss's subsequent promise.
6. The boss's promise was not legally binding as it was made under duress.
7. The employee's act of saving the boss's life was a gift and did not create a contractual obligation.
8. The boss's promise was voidable due to lack of consideration.
9. &s per the boss's oral promise, the employee had an enforceable lifetime employment contract.
10. The boss was under no legal obligation to promise the employee anything.

Our answer: A. Since the employee gratuitously rendered assistance to the boss, there was insufficient consideration to support the boss's subsequent promise to provide the employee with lifetime employment. Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)

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