Which one of the following assignments would probably be prohibited by a court?
A) Mary is in debt. A credit card company calls and threatens to sue. Mary orally assigns her next bimonthly paycheck to her creditor.
B) John is a house painter. He is scheduled to paint Molly's home on Monday. John wakes up Monday morning with a stiff neck. He calls Ed, who is also a painter, to begin the job at Molly's.
C) Ron has a contract with Bonett Bank to service their coffee machines. He assigns the remainder of his contract with Bonett to Michelle, who also owns a coffee service.
D) All of these.

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Assignments that involve personal services or that would significantly change the obligee's expectations are generally prohibited. In choice A, the assignment of a paycheck could be seen as involving personal rights and might be prohibited by a court, especially if it was done under duress or without proper legal formalities. Choices B and C involve substituting performance in a way that might be acceptable if the substitute performance is equivalent and does not violate the terms of the original contract.

Which One of the Following Assignments Would Probably Be Prohibited