Promissory Estoppel Case

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Promissory estoppel cases arise from a doctrine of contract law, enabling a damaged party to recover compensation due to consequences of a promise that wasn't kept. Promissory estoppel aids the party who relies on a promise of another party and experiences loss because the promise wasn't honored. The purpose of promissory estoppel was to prevent the promisor from reneging on the promise they made, being unable to claim that the original promise, should not be legally enforced. Promissory estoppel deters the promisor from disputing the promise which the promisee depended on. Promissory Estoppel Correlated to Equitable Estoppel Promissory estoppel is a type of equitable estoppel. Equitable estoppel prevents one party from taking unfair advantage …show more content…

Briscoe (1964) 1 WLR 1326; or where there are changes in the promisee's position as a result of relying on a promise even though he suffers no detriment. Promissory estoppel gives assistance to an injured party, helping them recover on a …show more content…

Metropolitan Railway (1877)2 App Case 439. The owner of the property gave his tenant the option of repairing the property in six months or face forfeiture. Under the lease, Hughes, the owner, could make the tenant, Metropolitan Railway, do repairs on the building, so the tenant had six months to complete the repairs.before the six months had transpired, the tenant proposed to the owner to buy the property. There were negotiations for the purchase of the property but it wasn't settled. After the six months expired the owner sued the tenant for breach of contract and attempted to evict the tenant. The tenant had completed the agreed upon repairs past the six-month deadline. The owner was successful at suing the tenant, however, appellate court overruled the decision. It was originally believed that the plaintiffs were trying to take advantage of the defendants by negotiating with them and then stalling causing the six months to expire and then suing them. But that wasn't true. They sued them because the six months had

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