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<blockquote data-quote="inactive" data-source="post: 2097430" data-attributes="member: 7488">This would actually fall under detrimental reliance, or rather promissory estoppel. Basically the person made a promise that was not fulfilled (I&#039;ll drive you to work and the store) and the party suffered damages as a result (lost income, or had to pay for cab fare).&nbsp; It&#039;s not so much as a violation of rights than it is a breach of contract.This would be grounds for a civil suit, if you can show the entrance of a contract and the failure to perform by the promissor and actual damages to the promisee.&nbsp; That, of course, is always the catch.&nbsp; Honestly the good or bad faith would not matter much (though deceit could strengthen the case, certainly) as the failure to perform.I&#039;m not a lawyer, so this of course is not legal advice.&nbsp; But years of insurance have familiarized me with the legal principles related to torts and (for this example) contracts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="inactive, post: 2097430, member: 7488"] This would actually fall under detrimental reliance, or rather promissory estoppel. Basically the person made a promise that was not fulfilled (I'll drive you to work and the store) and the party suffered damages as a result (lost income, or had to pay for cab fare). It's not so much as a violation of rights than it is a breach of contract. This would be grounds for a civil suit, if you can show the entrance of a contract and the failure to perform by the promissor and actual damages to the promisee. That, of course, is always the catch. Honestly the good or bad faith would not matter much (though deceit could strengthen the case, certainly) as the failure to perform. I'm not a lawyer, so this of course is not legal advice. But years of insurance have familiarized me with the legal principles related to torts and (for this example) contracts. [/QUOTE]

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