Question

Dean, the president of Billing & Credit Company, promises to pay his employee Ewing, who is dangerously obese, $10 for every pound that he loses within the next eleven months. Ewing agrees, diets and exercises, losing 154 pounds over the stipulated period and asks Dean for $1,540. Dean refuses to pay, saying that he does not remember the promise, but that even if he did make it, there was no consideration, and Ewing's improved health is sufficient benefit for his effort and sacrifice. Ewing files a suit against Dean. In whose favor is the court likely to rule and why?

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

The court likely to rule in favor of Ewing.

The reason is that the enough consideration that gives backing to a promise in this case is generally the waiver of a legal right to eat to obesity as requested by the other party.

The evidence that Ewing has lost 154 pounds in weight over the stipulated period is a consideration that sufficient enough under the law. The payment of $10 pound that Ewing has lost is a promise. The fact that Ewing also benefit from the weight loss does not matter.