Scenario 4

A woman walks into a bar, where she plans to meet a man called Peter to pay him for the purchase of a bike. She sees a man sitting alone and asks him: ‘Are you Peter?’. ‘Yes’, he replies. ‘Great’ she says, ‘here’s the $500’, and gives him the money. Peter looks at her quizzically and the woman leaves. She had paid the wrong Peter.

• Is there is a cause of action?
• If so, against whom?
• Under which area of private law?

Please keep your answer to between 40 to 100 words.