Insincere Promises: The Law of Misrepresented Intent - Ian Ayres - Books - Yale University Press - 9780300106756 - June 11, 2005
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Ian Ayres
Insincere Promises: The Law of Misrepresented Intent

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How can a promise be a lie? Answer: when the promisor never intended to perform the promise. Such incidences of promissory fraud are frequently litigated because they can result in punitive damages awards. And an insincere promisor can even be held criminally liable. Yet courts have provided little guidance about what the scope of liability should be or what proof should be required. This book?the first ever devoted to the analysis of promissory fraud?answers these questions. Filled with examples of insincere promising from the case law as well as from literature and popular culture, the book is an indispensable guide for those who practice or teach contract law.

The authors explore what promises say from the perspectives of philosophy, economics, and the law. They identify four chief mistakes that courts make in promissory fraud cases. And they offer a theory for how courts and practitioners should handle promissory fraud cases.

316 pages, 5 tables

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released June 11, 2005
ISBN13 9780300106756
Publishers Yale University Press
Pages 316
Dimensions 156 × 235 × 23 mm   ·   590 g
Language English  

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