alleryStart learning →Why is a promise to do what one is already legally bound to do not good consideration?
AIt is too costly
BIt adds nothing new
CIt lacks a witness
DIt is a past act
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. It adds nothing new
Promising merely to perform an existing legal obligation gives the other party nothing new, so it adds nothing as consideration.
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