Contracts
What is 'detrimental reliance' (promissory estoppel) in Idaho contract law?
ARelying on a contract that later proves detrimental
BWhen one party reasonably relies on another's promise to their detriment, potentially making an otherwise unenforceable promise enforceable in equity✓ Correct
CA legal doctrine requiring written contracts only
DA doctrine allowing courts to rewrite unfair contracts
Explanation
Promissory estoppel (detrimental reliance) is an equitable doctrine that can enforce a promise even without consideration if: a promise was made, it was reasonably foreseeable that the promisee would rely on it, the promisee did rely on it, and injustice can only be avoided by enforcement. In Idaho real estate, it could arise when a seller promises not to list with another agent and the buyer relies on that promise.
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