Robert bought tickets on ClearCloud Airlines for a four-hour domestic flight, and in doing so online checked the "I agree" box that listed various airline rules regarding baggage allowances, refunds for missed flights and, relevant here, a provision providing that passengers might be involuntarily "bumped"-required to surrender their seat-at the airlines discretion. ClearCloud indeed bumped Robert, who protested. He was forcibly removed from the plane. He protested that he'd paid for his seat and was contractually entitled to it. What word or term describes the airline's successful argument?
A) quasi-contract
B) unilateral contract
C) voidable contract
D) unconscionable contract
E) recondite contract

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The airline's successful argument would be based on the provision that Robert agreed to when he checked the "I agree" box online, creating a unilateral contract between him and the airline. This contract gave the airline the discretion to bump passengers, which they exercised in this case. Robert's protest that he was contractually entitled to his seat would be invalid because he voluntarily agreed to the airline's terms.

Robert Bought Tickets on ClearCloud Airlines for a Four-Hour Domestic