- 6 Marks
BL – Nov 2013 – L1 – SB – Q2b – Law of Contract
Advising on the legal enforceability of a promise made between a married couple.
Question
Meke is a medical doctor who got married to Neki five years ago. Neki is a smoker, a fact unknown to Meke before the marriage. Because of Meke’s love for his wife, he promised to buy her a gold wristwatch if she stopped smoking. Neki has stopped smoking for more than one year now, but Meke has reneged on his promise. Neki has been reminding her husband that if he refused to fulfill his promise, she would enforce her right by suing him for breach of contract.
You are required to:
State the law applicable to this case and advise Neki accordingly. (6 Marks)
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