In Chodos V

Multiple Choice

In Chodos v.West Publishing Company,Inc.,in which the defendant refused to publish a treatise after the author had completed the document as agreed,what was the result?

A) As a matter of law, West had the right in its sole discretion to refuse to publish the document.
B) West had breached its contract with the author, because he had completed the treatise as agreed.
C) West had substantially complied by giving the author notice that the treatise likely would not sell.
D) The author had failed to periodically ask West if the agreement was still in place, which barred the author from any recovery.
E) The author had no right to rely on West's statements, because he had not received any partial payment.