- 4 Marks
Question
b) Akosua returned from work to find that a young adult in the neighbor’s home had pruned all the hedges of her home. Akosua, pleased with what the young adult had done, promised a reward of GH¢100.00. After two weeks, when the reward was not forthcoming, the young adult approached Akosua with a stern warning to enforce the promise.
Required:
Explain the chances of the young adult if he intends to seek redress in court. (4 marks)
Answer
Consideration is past if the promisee has already delivered the goods or rendered the services before discussions are concluded with the promisor about the benefit that the promisee will receive from the promisor for the promise having delivered the goods or rendered the service. In this scenario, the act of pruning the hedges preceded the promise of GH¢100.00. Therefore, the consideration is past, and the promise made by Akosua is not enforceable in court. (4 marks)
(Total: 4 marks)
- Tags: Consideration, Contract Law, Past Consideration
- Level: Level 1
- Topic: Contract Law
- Series: NOV 2017
- Uploader: Dotse