Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Metropolitan Railway, Aimer, Estoppel
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Variation of contracts: consideration and duress: variation requires consideration, even if it"s made up, perhaps, or a deed, or promissory estoppel, and absent duress, unless affirmed. Foakes v beer: still need consideration to alter amount. Promissory estoppel 1877 style: hughes v. metropolitan railway. This procedure had been commenced, if the repairs were not done then this would constitute forfeiture of the lease. The leases suggested to the landlord that they would consider buying them out, this fell through and there was an application to forfeit their lease. There was no consideration for any such variation of the contract, but held that if you gave rise to the expectation then you won"t be able to act contrary to an expectation you have raised on the other side. Central london property trust ltd v. high trees house ltd [1947] kb 130: high trees house was a block of flats.
