Pat and Chris Contract

Pat and Chris Contract

There are two main elements of a contract that make it legally binding, and that is an offer and acceptance. In the case of Pat and Chris, this is the case. There was an offer by Pat and to which Chris accepted. The offer at hand was that Pat would spend a $40 ticket for Chris if she accepted to go to the concert with him. Chris accepted the offer and even asked Pat to pick her up at her place at eight o’clock in the evening of the concert. However, during the time of the concert, Chris was nowhere to be found, and this made Pat cancel the attendance at the concert due to embarrassment. As a result, Pat becomes very emotionally rejected due to the rejection and files a lawsuit against Chris for $80 for the damages of the two unused tickets to the concert. In this case, the case would be ruled in Pat’s favor since there was already an existing contract between Pat and Chris that they would attend the concert together. It was Chris who breached the contract by not availing herself when Pat went to pick her up, and this resulted in Pat canceling the attendance at the concert. Furthermore, Chris never called Pat to let him know that she changed her mind, and therefore, she broke her promise. According to the rules of a contract, the person who is responsible for the bleach should compensate the other party. Regarding the emotional compensation for trauma, it would be difficult for the jury to rule in Pat’s favor because there is no evidence that can be linked to Pat’s emotional distress, as there could be other issues that triggered the onset of emotional distress. However, the jury may as well rule in his favor since there was a contract, to whose bleaching accelerated the emotional distress to Pat. Besides, there was a reliance to a promise, and the person making the promise expected there was such reliance, Chris would pick her to the concert.