Maria is the sheriff of Narez, Texas. Oscar robs a Narez gas station and a $500 reward is offered for his capture.

When, later, Maria finds and arrests him, with respect to the reward, she can:

a. collect it.

b. not collect it because she had a preexisting duty to capture Oscar.

c. not collect it because it is not legally sufficient consideration.

d. not collect it because it would be unconscionable.

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1 June, 03:41

Maria is the sheriff of Narez, Texas. Oscar robs a Narez gas station and a $500 reward is offered for his capture.

When, later, Maria finds and arrests him, with respect to the reward, she can:

a. collect it.

b. not collect it because she had a preexisting duty to capture Oscar.

c. not collect it because it is not legally sufficient consideration.

d. not collect it because it would be unconscionable.

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When, later, Maria finds and arrests him, with respect to the reward, she can:

b. not collect it because she had a preexisting duty to capture Oscar.

Explanation:

The reason is that preexisting duty allows Maria to arrest Oscar but not to collect the reward as arresting Oscar is her prior duty. So, the option b is correct. The option a is not correct as she can't collect it due to her preexisting duty. The option c is not correct as it is legally sufficient consideration due to preexisting duty rule. The option d is incorrect as collecting reward is not unethical.