Barbara, a wealthy widow, promises the pastor of her church that she will donate $30,000 to the church to help pay off its mortgage if the stewardship committee can obtain enough pledges for the balance of the $60,000 mortgage. Other pledges are obtained to pay off the mortgage, but now Barbara has changed her mind and plans to take an around-the-world cruise instead. In this case:
a. Barbara's promise to pay $30,000 is enforceable because it was a promise made to satisfy a preexisting moral obligation.
b. the promise to pay $30,000 is a promise to give a gift and is therefore not enforceable.
c. under the Restatement of Contracts, Barbara's promise is enforceable.
d. Two of these.
c
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