Ruth made an oral agreement to sell her used bicycle to Mike for $400. A few days later, she got an offer of $600 from Paul and orally accepted this higher offer. Prior to delivering the bicycle, Ruth decided she did not want to sell it anymore. Both mike and Paul sued her for breach of contract. A)what will the court do?
B) is this decision fair? Explain your answer.
C) how would the case be different if the agreement with Paul were in writing
D) Do either of these agreements violate the Statute of Frauds? Why or why not?
E)if these agreements were for the purchase of a house, would they violate the Statute of Frauds? Why or why not?

Adefendant charged with driving while intoxicated pleaded not guilty and insisted on a trial. right before the trial began, he fired his attorney and decided to defend himself. at one point during opening arguments, the defendant began to act like a cat, meowing and chasing an imaginary squirrel out of the courtroom. if no one else raises the issue of the defendant's competency to stand trial, what is the responsibility of the trial judge here? a) the trial judge has no responsibility, because the defendant decided to defend himself. b) the trial judge has no responsibility, because she cannot decide whether the defendant is competent to stand trial. c) the trial judge must raise the issue of competency, because the defendant is representinghimself.d) the trial judge must raise the issue of competency, because the constitution obligates her to do.