1.) Dean, the president of Billing & Credit Company, promises to pay his employee Ewing, who is dangerously obese, $10 for every pound that he loses within the next two years. Ewing agrees, diets and exercises, loses 154 pounds, and asks Dean for $1,540. Dean refuses to pay, saying that he does not remember the promise, but that even if he did make it, there was no consideration, and Ewing's improved health is a sufficient benefit for his effort and sacrifice. Ewing files a suit against Dean. In whose favor is the court likely to rule, and why?
2.) Nero is an elderly man who lives with his nephew Mervyn. Nero is dependent on Mervyn for support. Mervyn advises Nero to "invest" in Mervyn's "professional gambling" venture, or Mervyn will no longer support him. Nero liquidates his other investments and signs a contract with Mervyn, to whom Nero gives the funds. Can Nero set aside this contract?
3.) Quest Resources, Inc., contracts with Ring Communications Corporation (RCC) for RCC to design and build an all-weather communications system for Quest's field operations. RCC builds the system, but it functions effectively only in good weather. Is this a breach of the contract? If so, what remedies does Quest have?