Benito orally promises Carolina that he will buy her modified 1968 Dodge Charger.For this promise to be enforceable under the doctrine of promissory estoppel,

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For the doctrine of promissory estoppel to apply, Carolina must have relied on Benito's promise to her detriment. This means that Carolina must have taken some action (such as foregoing a sale to someone else or making modifications to the Charger) based on Benito's promise, and suffered some harm or loss as a result. The fact that the Charger is a customized good or that there is no written evidence of the deal does not affect the application of promissory estoppel. The fact that Benito's promise was overheard by a third party also does not affect the application of promissory estoppel, as the doctrine is concerned with the relationship between the promisor and promisee, not with third-party evidence of the promise.

Benito Orally Promises Carolina That He Will Buy Her Modified