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An offer made in anger, where a reasonable person would have known that it was made in anger, cannot result in a contract.

Mary promises to give her car to her friend. The friend sells his current car for a fairly low price because he is expecting to get a nearly new car from his rich and generous friend, Mary. Mary changes her mind and decides to keep the car. If the friend sues Mary, the court most likely will:

Promissory estoppel is an equitable doctrine that prevents the withdrawal of a promise by the promisor if it will adversely affect a promisee who has changed his or her position in justifiable reliance on the promise.

Consideration can best be described as:

To meet the contractual requirement, consideration must be:

The adult party to a contract with a minor has the option of choosing whether to enforce the contract.

The imposition of a best efforts clause is generally viewed as sufficient consideration.

A noncompete agreement will be found not to violate public policy so long as it meets the required tests for reasonableness.

Mary is a bartender at a local pub. The state in which Mary works requires all bartenders to be licensed. No special education or experience is required, but one must pay $25 per year for the license. Mary was not aware of this, so she did not obtain a license. When her boss found out about this, he refused to pay Mary for the two weeks of work that she had done. Mary sues. What results?

If a court finds that the subject matter of a contract is not legal, the court will undo the contract and place the parties in the status quo.