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ers. Dong sued Oliver for breach of a unilateral contract. Discuss whether a unilateral contract exists. 3. Zheng contacts Zhai and offers: “When you finish cleaning my apartment, I’ll pay you 100 yuan.” Zhai responds: “I accept your offer.” Is there a contract? Bilateral or unilateral? Is the distinction important? 4. Lao Chen is a friend of Wang, the owner of a grocery store. Everyday at lunch Chen goes to the store and looks at the fruit. After examining the fruit and talking to Wang, Chen buys one or two kilos of the fruit. One afternoon, Lao Chen goes into the store, looks at the fruit, picks up a 10yuanbag of apples and, seeing that Wang is busy, waves the apples at Wang without saying a word and walks out. Is there a contract? If so, classify it as disused in this chapter. 5. Elderly Josephine Wideman moved in with her daughter and soninlaw so that they could care for her. Until that time, each of Wideman’s children had periodically lived with her in her own home. While Wideman lived with her daughter, other members of Wideman’s family would care for her while the daughter was at work. Wideman always paid her family members for these services, and the evidence supported the proposition that Wideman intended that everyone who cared for her should be paid. The daughter was never paid. When Wideman died, her daughter sued for the reasonable value of her services and rent. Discuss on what theory the daughter can sue to state a claim against her mother’s estate. 6. Mo is confined to his bed, he calls a friend who lives across the street and offers to sell her his watch for $100. If his friend wishes to accept she is to put a red piece of paper in her front window. The next morning, she places a red piece of paper in her front window. Is the contract formed? Bilateral or unilateral? Explain. 7. Lao Meng, an 85yearold man, collapsed at the Great Wall. Xiao Wang and his girl friend, who did not know Meng, were also at the Great Wall and immediately put Meng on their car, got on the expressway and to him to Beijing Hospital where he was admitted and remained for one week,. Lao Meng never regained consciousness after his collapse. After he died,