Consideration Flashcards
1
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Consideration
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- Bargained-for exchange between the parties
- That which is bargained for must be considered of legal value or it must constitute a benefit to the promisor or a detriment to the promisee
2
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Bargained-for Exchange
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Promise must induce the detriment and the detriment induce the promise
Detriment must be the price of the exchange, and not merely fulfillment of certain conditions for making the gift
Whether the act or forbearance by the promisee would be of any benefit to the promisor
3
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General Past or Moral Consideration
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If something was already given or performed before the promise was made, it will not satisfy the “bargain” requirement