Can the mailman enforce the providers promise to loan


Problem: A mailman owed his lawncare provider $400 for sodding the mailman's front yard. The mailman wrote a letter stating, "I know that I owe you $400. I will pay you if you agree to loan me your van for two weeks, so I can take my family on vacation in it. Sign at the bottom if you accept." The lawncare provider agreed and signed the letter. The mailman paid him $400. However, the provider, who was anxious to use his van himself to bring his family to a family reunion, refused to loan the mailman his van. Can the mailman enforce the provider's promise to loan him the van? (A) No, unless the mailman paid the provider within one year, satisfying the requirements of the Statute of Frauds. (B) No, because the mailman's promise to pay an existing debt is not consideration. (C) Yes, because the $400 was not over the threshold amount for the Statute of Frauds. (D) Yes, because the signed letter constituted an admission against interest.

 

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