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.

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The result in Chodos v. West Publishing Company, Inc. was that West had breached its contract with the author by refusing to publish the treatise after the author had completed it as agreed. The court found that the author had performed his obligations under the contract and that West had no right to refuse to publish the treatise. Therefore, the author was entitled to damages for breach of contract. Option A is incorrect because West did not have an absolute right to refuse to publish the treatise. Option C is also incorrect because West's notice that the treatise would not sell did not excuse its breach of the contract to publish the treatise. Option D is incorrect because the author's failure to periodically inquire about the agreement does not absolve West of its obligation to fulfill its contractual obligations. Option E is incorrect because the author's right to rely on West's statements does not depend on whether he received partial payment.

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