Kirksey v. Kirksey

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INTRODUCTION2

THESIS STATEMENT2

TOPIC OF RESEARCH PAPER2

ISSUE2

LEGAL CONSIDERATION2

ELEMENTS OF CONTRACT3

CASE ANALYSIS3

Kirksey v. Kirksey

Introduction

The case is referred to the contract law. Plaintiff argued that after the death of her husband, her brother-in-law asked her to come and live in his farm some 60 miles away where she was previously living, till she get her own property land right, as he promise to give her comfort living and for her children. She accepted the advice of defendant and moved with her children and households to her brother in law (defendant) home. Defendant kept his promise and provides good living where she was able to bring her kids up. After two years defendant ask her sister in law to move from his place and live far distance in wood where she will not be comfortable, as she now wants to live in that place because she has spent money to shift so far. Plaintiff sued the defendant on the basis of breach of contract and promise. She said that her brother in law has broken the promise. The decision and case analysis is further presented in the paper.

Thesis Statement

“The gratuitous promise is not enforceable”

Topic of Research Paper

Kirksey v. Kirksey

Issue

The Plaintiff argued about the breach of contract and not fulfilling the promise. She asks for the compensation and money that she spent in shifting her home on the promise of defendant.

Legal consideration

The analysis of a contractual law mostly takes place with respect to offer and acceptance. When it comes to an offer, one of the parties, which is the offeror, offer to the other party, which has the liberty to accept the offer or not. If the other part, which is the offeree, accepts the offer, then it creates a binding contract between the two parties. However, there are a ...