Sandy Was in Her Sixties and Had a Single Child,a

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Sandy was in her sixties and had a single child,a daughter,Tonya,who was approaching her fortieth birthday.Sandy wanted to do something special for Tonya's fortieth birthday.Tonya approached a local contractor and decorator and discussed this with them.Sandy,the decorator and the contractor entered into a contract wherein the contractor would construct an addition onto Tonya's house,expanding her kitchen into a large combination kitchen and family room.In addition,all of the kitchen countertops,cabinets and appliances would be replaced.With the assistance of the decorator,new furniture would be acquired and all of the wall coverings and window treatments would be replaced.Because Sandy did not want her tastes imposed on Tonya,the contract contained a clause that read,"All work must meet the personal satisfaction of Tonya." Tonya thought that this was a great birthday present and enjoyed working with the decorator and contractor in working out the details of the project.She had been so busy as the project approached its conclusion that she hadn't really stopped to look it over closely.One Sunday she examined all the work closely and found several problems.She then told the contractor that part of the kitchen countertop was not level and that anything spilled on it would immediately run off onto the floor.She decided that she did not like the placement of some of the kitchen cabinets and wanted them changed.She also said that many of the seams on the wallpaper had gaps that were too large.Lastly,she said that the color of the paint on the wood trim was too dark.Although Tonya was happy with the new floor,she was upset that the contractor had subcontracted its installation rather than install it himself.The contractor brought in an outside consultant who said that all workmanship except for the countertop exceeded normal standards.Two other decorators said that the color of the woodwork was proper.The contractor refused to make any changes.Tonya is unhappy with the work and wants to sue the contractor and also wants to sue her mother.Discuss this situation.