Celebrity Shelly Dunkle,wishing to spend a few undisturbed days by herself,checks into a resort hotel.She reserves a suite under the name of Barbi and stamps the initials B.I.into the hotel register.She also orders room service and signs all hotel bills with those same initials.Which of the following statements is true?

A) Because Shelly has not signed her real initials,she cannot be held liable for the cost of the suite and all other bills she rings up under the initials B.I.
B) Because Shelly has not signed her real initials,the hotel management cannot prove that any contractual agreement took place between them.
C) Because the initials B.I.constitute Shelly's legal signature,she is legally obligated to pay for the cost of the suite as well as for other bills that she signs using those initials.
D) Because Shelly did not sign her real name both parties must split payments for all bills signed with the initials B.I.

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Alisson Simiyu · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Shelly Dunkle is legally obligated to pay for the cost of the suite as well as for other bills that she signs using the initials B.I. The initials B.I. can still be considered a legal signature, and she cannot escape her contractual agreement with the hotel by using a pseudonym.

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