Apples & Pears Orchards contracts to hire Brigit for one year to tend the fruit in its commercial orchards but reserves the right to cancel the employment on thirty days’ notice at any time after Brigit begins work. This promise is

Chicken & Egg Farms promises to pay Dex $500 to install a sump pump in its warehouse. Dex completes the installation. The act of installing the pump

Dave’s uncle tells Dave that if “he feels that Dave deserves it,” he will give Dave $10,000 when Dave graduates from college. Dave’s uncle’s promise is

Esmeralda promises to pay Fiorello $400 because “he does not have as much money as other people.” Esmeralda’s promise is not enforceable because

Genovese Contracting, Inc., agrees to build a warehouse for Hawthorne Wholesale Distributors. When Genovese runs into the types of difficulties that contractors ordinarily confront, Hawthorne agrees to pay extra compensation to overcome them. Regarding the agreement to pay more, a court would likely

Gustaf and Hilltop Country Club disagree as to the exact amount Hilltop owes Gustaf for his landscaping work. They form a new agreement that, on fulfillment, will discharge the prior obligation. This is

Henry promises not to open his Hank’s Lunchbox Café before 10:00 A.M. if Isis, who owns Isis’s Danish & Donuts next door, promises to close by 4:00 P.M. Henry’s consideration is

Industrial Engineering, Inc., promises to give stock options to Jasmine for processes she has already designed for the firm. This promise is enforceable

Mobile Minutes Company offers Nate an unlimited number of monthly phone minutes for $4.50 per month. Nate accepts. If a dispute arises, a court would likely

Produce Packaging Company promises its employees a 10 percent raise at the end of the year if productivity has increased and management feels the raise is warranted. Produce Packaging must

Qiana writes a check to Payday Loans, Inc., in an amount that represents half of her debt to the lender. On the back of the check, Qiana includes the words “payment in full.” Payday agrees to accept the lesser sum and cashes the check. This discharges the entire debt

Quentin questions whether there is consideration for his contract with Rainey to exchange his performance with the Symphonic Saxophone Sextet for her payment of a certain amount. To constitute consideration, there must be

Rudy files a suit against Shakes & Shingles, Roofing Contractor, Inc., under the doctrine of promissory estoppel. Rudy must show that

Under a contract with Bucolic Farms, Agro Excavation, Inc., begins digging an agricultural pond. In mid-project, Agro asks for $15,000 over the contract price, claiming an increase in the "cost of doing business." Bucolic agrees but later refuses to pay. Their agreement is

While sailboarding, Jolene is injured when Kilroy carelessly crosses her path. Kilroy’s insurance company offers Jolene $50,000 to release Kilroy from liability, and she accepts. Later, she learns that her injuries are more serious than she realized. The release is

A court is not likely to allow an exception to the preexisting duty rule even if extraordinary difficulties arise that were totally unforeseen at the time a contract was formed.

A release bars any further recovery beyond the terms stated in the release.

An obligation is enforceable only if it is made in return for actions or events that have already taken place.

Essentially, adequacy of consideration concerns the fairness of the bargain.

Even if the terms of a contract express such certainty of performance that the promisor has not definitely promised to do anything, the promise binds the promisor.

For accord and satisfaction to occur, the amount of the debt cannot be in dispute.

In contract law, the term consideration refers to the serious thought that underlies a party’s intent to enter into a contract.

Rescission is the substitution of one party to a contract for a third party, who agrees to assume the contractual duties.

The element of bargained-for exchange distinguishes contracts from gifts.

There can be no satisfaction unless there is first an accord.