When an Event Could Reasonably Be Expected to Influence the Decision

question 43

True/False

When an event could reasonably be expected to influence the decision of a party to enter a contract, that event may be said to be "material".

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Definitions:

Illusory Promise

A statement that appears to be a promise but is too vague or lacks the requisite commitment to be legally enforceable as a contract.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a promisor from arguing that an underlying promise offered should not be legally upheld if the promisee has relied on that promise to their detriment.

Unilateral Contract

A type of contract in which only one party makes a promise to perform in exchange for an act by the other party.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from retracting a promise when the other party has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.