CONTRACT LAW ASSIGNMENT 2/3 pages due by 24 hrs

Law 103 Contract Law Assignment

Business Law 1 Legal Studies Department

CONTRACT LAW ASSIGNMENT

· Please review the doctrine of promissory estoppel in Chapter 15 of your textbook.

· Now locate and review the case, Bouton v. Byers, 50 Kan. App.2D34, 321 P.3D 789(2014).

Answer the following questions; your answers should be typed and in paragraph form. Check your work for grammar/spelling errors.

1) Explain the phrase: “promissory estoppel can be used as a substitute for consideration.”

2) What are the elements plaintiff must prove in a lawsuit for application of this legal doctrine?

3) What was the result on appeal of the Bouton v. Byers case?

4. Discuss some of the facts that Bouton (the daughter) used to support her case.

5. In your opinion, was this case decided correctly by the Court of Appeals of Kansas?