Mrs. Alcorn divorced her husband, and the court ordered their child, David, to live with his mother. The husband promised Mrs. Alcorn to give David a college education if lfrs. Alcorn would allow David to live with him, which she did. When Mrs. Alcorn died, David sued his father for an alleged breach of contract between his mother and father, alleging that he, David, had not obtained the college education.

Can David recover? Explain.