A. Penelope orally promises her daughter, Susan, that she will give her a tract
ID: 360680 • Letter: A
Question
A. Penelope orally promises her daughter, Susan, that she will give her a tract of land for her home. Susan, as intended by Penelope, gives up her homestead and takes possession of the land. Susan lives there for six months and starts construction of a home. Is Penelope bound to convey the real estate? B. Ethan, knowing that his son, Robert, desires to purchase a tract of land, promises to give him the $25,000 he needs for the purchase. Robert, relying on this promise, buys an option on the tract of land. Can Ethan rescind his promise?
1. Highlight the pertinent facts;
2. Identify the issue of law posed by the case problem;
3. What should be the decision in the case?
4. The reasoning for such decision.
Explanation / Answer
for any deal to be legal, it must contain all the essentials of contracts. However, in both the scenarios there was an oral offer but still, the party needs to prove in the court that the other party made an offer to him or her and on the basis of that they decided their future actions.
In scenario A, Penelope is bound to convey the land to Susan as long as Susan has the proof of the promise made by Penelope.
In scenario B, Ethan could not rescind his promise as long as Robert has the proof that Ethan makes that promise because Robert's action of buying an option on that land was triggered by the promise of Ethan.