Ordinarily,doing or promising to do what one is already under a legal obligation to do is not consideration.

Name: Ordinarily,doing or promising to do what one is already under a legal obligation to do is not consideration.
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This principle is known as the pre-existing duty rule and is a fundamental principle of contract law. A promise to do what one is already obligated to do under the law or an existing contract is not considered a new consideration and, therefore, cannot create a binding contract.

Ordinarily,doing or Promising to Do What One Is Already Under