So apparently expired Metrocards can be repurposed. The unlimited 7-day, 14-day, and 30-day subway passes, even when they expire can still be made to work. How? Take an expired metrocard pass and bend it against the stripe and run it through the machine and presto– you’re in. Another victory for the anarchists “fare-ies”? Maybe. Only [...]
Intend to be Bound?
Aller v. Aller
Wagner v. Lectrox Corp.
Schnell v. Nell
Smith v. Wheeler
Thomas v. First National Bank of Scranton
Kay v Kay
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp v. Barness
Ferrera v. A,C, Nielsen
Eiland v. Wolf
Consideration Revisited
There is always a lot of ambiguity when it comes to arguably contract law’s most important doctrine. I mean of course consideration. What is it? Why is it so important? Why is is so hard to understand?
Here’s the deal: consideration is complicated first of all because the term “consideration” is so unhelpful. The best one [...]
on equitable estoppel (estoppel in pais)
Where does promissory estoppel end and equitable estoppel begin?
first of all what the hell is estoppel?
The term comes from estoupail, which meant “stopper plug” in French. Its is stopping something– like an imbalance. Or the imbalance of the situation. The term is related to the verb “estop” which comes from the Old French term estopper, [...]
on Promissory Estoppel
Typically discussed in the context of the law of charitable subscriptions (that is charitable giving, and gifts), the case of Allegheny College v National Chautauqua County Bank of Jamestown is a good test case for the doctrine of promissary estoppel. Why? The reason mainly is that there is a clearly articulated assent and dissent and [...]
