Herm promises to pay Nixie to work as an assistant buyer for his Organic Foods stores.Nixie agrees and quits her job with Pic-U Grocery,but Herm does not hire her.Herm is most likely liable to Nixie under
A)the concept of accord and satisfaction.
B)the doctrine of promissory estoppel.
C)the preexisting duty rule.
D)no circumstances.

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The doctrine of promissory estoppel may be applied when one party reasonably relies on the promises of another party and suffers a detriment as a result. In this scenario, Nixie quit her job with Pic-U Grocery based on Herm's promise to hire her as an assistant buyer, but Herm did not follow through with the agreement. Therefore, Herm could be liable to Nixie under promissory estoppel. The other options are incorrect as there was no dispute that the promise was made, and there is no indication that Herm attempted to use a preexisting duty as an excuse for not hiring Nixie.

Herm Promises to Pay Nixie to Work as an Assistant