{"id":573,"date":"2011-08-17T22:58:18","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T02:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miblaw.com\/lawschool\/?p=573"},"modified":"2011-08-17T22:58:18","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T02:58:18","slug":"pops-cones-inc-v-resorts-international-hotel-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.miblaw.com\/lawschool\/pops-cones-inc-v-resorts-international-hotel-inc\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop\u2019s Cones, Inc. v. Resorts International Hotel, Inc., 307 N.J. Super. 461 (1998)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Case Name: <\/strong>Pop\u2019s Cones, Inc. v. Resorts International Hotel, Inc.
\nPlaintiff\/Appellant: <\/strong>Pop\u2019s Cones, Inc. (TCBY franchise)
\nDefendant\/Appellee: <\/strong>Resorts International Hotel, Inc.
\nCitation: <\/strong>307 N.J. Super. 461 (1998)<\/p>\n


\nIssue: <\/strong>Whether a prima facie case of promissory estoppels existed when the plaintiff relied to its detriment on the promises of defendant that plaintiff would be permitted to relocate its operation to defendant’s location. More specifically, whether the court should require a \u201cclear and definite promise\u201d or just a promise that a reasonable person would rely on it.<\/p>\n

Key Facts: <\/strong>Plaintiff, a TCBY franchisee had a number of discussions with Phoenix the executive director of business development and sales for the defendant about relocating the plaintiff\u2019s business to a space owned by the defendant. The plaintiff also received a proposed form of lease from the defendant\u2019s counsel. Based off these discussions, the plaintiff did not renew its current lease, placed its equipment into temporary storage, retained the services of an attorney to finalize the lease with the defendant, and engaged in planning the relocation to defendant\u2019s property. Furthermore, the plaintiff was not able to reopen its store until July 1996 but did not seek speculative lost profits because the lease had not been fully negotiated.<\/p>\n

Procedural History: <\/strong>The lower court granted the defendant summary judgment and dismissed the plaintiff\u2019s complaint.<\/p>\n

Holding: <\/strong>Based off the allegations of the plaintiff a prima facie case of promissory estoppel existed. This court relaxed the requirement for a clear and definite promise. The case was remanded so that a jury can decide whether the plaintiff\u2019s reliance upon the defendant\u2019s assurances was reasonable.<\/p>\n

Reasoning: <\/strong>Plaintiff was not seeking enforcement of the lease nor speculative lost profits had the lease been successfully negotiated. The plaintiff merely seeks to recoup damages it incurred in reasonably relying to its detriment upon the defendant\u2019s promise. When you afford the plaintiff all favorable inferences, the claim raised a jury question and therefore should not have been summarily dismissed.<\/p>\n

A promissory estoppel claim will be justified if the plaintiff satisfies its burden of demonstrating the existence of, or for purposes of summary judgment, a dispute as to a material fact with regard to, four separate elements which include:<\/p>\n

(1) a clear and definite promise by the promisor;
\n(2) the promise must be made with the expectation that the promisee will rely thereon (the promisor did or should have foresaw);
\n(3) the promisee must in fact reasonably rely on the promise, and
\n(4) detriment of a definite and substantial nature must be incurred in reliance on the promise.<\/p>\n

The promise is binding if injustice can be avoided only by enforcement of the promise<\/em>. The remedy granted for breach may be limited as justice requires.<\/p>\n

Judgment: <\/strong>Reversed summary judgment and remanded for further proceedings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Case Name: Pop\u2019s Cones, Inc. v. Resorts International Hotel, Inc. Plaintiff\/Appellant: Pop\u2019s Cones, Inc. (TCBY franchise) Defendant\/Appellee: Resorts International Hotel, Inc. Citation: 307 N.J. Super. 461 (1998) Issue: Whether a prima facie case of promissory estoppels existed when the plaintiff relied to its detriment on the promises of defendant that plaintiff would be permitted to … <\/p>\n

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