Barbara,a wealthy widow,promises the pastor of her church that she will donate $20,000 to the church to help pay off its mortgage if the stewardship committee can obtain enough pledges for the balance of the $80,000 mortgage.Other pledges are obtained to pay off the mortgage,but now Barbara has changed her mind and plans to take an around-the-world cruise instead.In this case:

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In this case, the doctrine of promissory estoppel can be applied. Barbara made a promise to donate $20,000 to the church if other pledges were obtained to pay off the mortgage. The church relied on this promise and obtained the other pledges. It would be unjust for Barbara to now back out of her promise and go on a cruise instead. Therefore, the doctrine of promissory estoppel can be used to enforce Barbara's promise, even though it may not have been a legally binding contract.

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