A computer salesman innocently misrepresented a fact about a Macintosh computer to a customer.Although this fact was not about a term of the contract,it did induce the customer to buy the computer.The customer has now learned the true facts and wants to return the computer.If the store refused to take it back,the customer would ask the court for which equitable remedy?
A)rescission
B)restitution
C)injunction
D)damages
E)rectification

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Rescission is an equitable remedy that allows a contract to be canceled or terminated due to some error or misrepresentation by one of the parties. In this scenario, the customer was induced to buy the computer based on a misrepresentation by the salesman, and now wishes to return it. Rescission would allow the customer to cancel the contract and return the computer, essentially putting the parties back in their pre-contractual positions. While the other options may be applicable in other scenarios, rescission is the most appropriate remedy based on the facts presented in the question.

A Computer Salesman Innocently Misrepresented a Fact About a Macintosh