Does a promiseto paymoney in an email hold up in court?
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Does a promiseto paymoney in an email hold up in court?
I recently told my roommate I wanted to discontinue our living arrangement and offered to move out. She volunteered to move out if I paid her moving costs. I offered to refund her security deposit in full ($675) but later realized she never paid the security deposit in full – I did. Instead, I offered her a loan. She rejected and demanded $250. I told her via e-mail I’d write a $250 check when she moved out. The day she moved out, she locked my dog in a room without food or water for 6 hours and later threw a brick through my window. Am I legally bound to pay her $250 because of the e-mail?
Asked on November 3, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Minnesota
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Contracts are enforceable. A contract is formed any time there is evidence that an offer made by one person; accepted by another; and there was consideration--i.e. each person either gave, or promised to give, the other person something in exchange for the other person fulfilling his or her obligations. Contracts can be written or oral (verbal); if written, they can be
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