Which Case Is Authority for the Principle That a Promise

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which case is authority for the principle that a promise made after an act is not supported by consideration?

• A)Lampleigh v Braithwait (1615)Hob 105;80 ER 255.
• B)Anderson v Glass [1869] 5 WW&A'B(L)152.
• C)Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v Selfridge & Co Ltd [1915] AC 847.
• D)Roscorla v Thomas [1842] 3 QB 234.

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Definitions:

William Lloyd Garrison

A prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer, known for founding the anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator."

Frederick Douglass

An American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who after escaping from slavery in Maryland, became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

A leading figure in the early women's rights movement, known for her advocacy for women's suffrage, women's rights, and abolition of slavery.

Equivocate

To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself to a concrete stance.