Question

Flossy promises to pay her cousin garth, who is dangerously obese, $10,000 if garth loses 100 pounds within the next two years. garth agrees, per­forms his part of the bar­gain, and asks for the money. flossy refuses to pay, say­ing that she forgot about the deal, but that even if she did make such a pledge, there was no valid consideration for it. garth files a suit against flossy. in whose favor is the court likely to rule, and why?

Answer 1

Answer:
   A court is most likely to rule against Flossy and in favor of Garth. Garth provided legally sufficient consideration by losing 100 pounds in weight over the stipulated two-year period. Generally, a waiver of a le- gal right—in this case, the right to eat to obesity—at the request of another party is sufficient consideration to support a promise. The promise in this question was the payment of $10,000. It does not matter whether the performance—the loss of weight—also benefited the Garth.