Case Study Of Mario's Obligation To Trudy

In order to have consideration each party must either promise to provide a detriment or benefit to one another. From a legal perspective Mario does not have a legal obligation to Trudy. Mario’s promise of giving Trudy the $500 was gratuitous. Trudy had not saved Mario from the ditch with the intention of getting something in return. Mario’s consideration was given before he had contemplated the contract. There was no mutuality and therefore their can is no consideration. When Trudy offered to help Mario out of the ditch she did not do it with the intention that Mario would give her something in return.
Ethics can be defined as “the critical, structured examination of how individuals and institutions should behave when their actions affect