Roger, an avid fan of State University's basketball team has been trying for weeks to get tickets to the championship game. Unsuccessful and desperate, he goes to the parking lot of the stadium three hours before tipoff, looking for someone who has an extra ticket. To his amazement, he finds Doris, a willing seller. They discuss price, and Roger ends up offering his 1964 Mustang convertible

Question

(He's really a die-hard fan!). He makes the trade on the spot, handing over the keys and a signed promise to meet later to transfer the title. Well, in a major upset, State University's team loses the game and Roger becomes a fair-weather fan. When he meets with Doris, Roger refuses to sign over the title and demands his car be returned to him. He claims that the value of the tickets is not valid consideration for the exchange of the car. Not considering any potential violation of ticket-scalping laws, will Roger prevail on the consideration question?
a. Yes, the courts will allow Roger to recover his car as the exchange was made under duress and is clearly not fair.

b. Yes, the courts will allow Roger to recover his car since the ticket ended up being worthless to Roger.

c. No, the courts will not allow Roger to recover his car because it is illegal to buy tickets to sporting events from anyone other than the event promoter.

d. No, the courts will allow not Roger to recover his car as the exchange was supported by consideration, even if it was a somewhat unbalanced exchange.

Answer 1

d