1. One Saturday night Jack was watching a telethon to raise money for flood victims.Jack is so moved by the stories of the victims, that he calls in and agrees to donate money.The next morning, Jack realizes that he was too generous and should not have made the pledge.He figures that there was no consideration involved, so it won't be a problem if he backs out of the promise.Is Jack right?Why or why not?
2. If I tell my son I will take him to the movies if he cleans his room (and he agrees), but then does not clean his room.Instead, he points out that he cleaned his room last week, and argues that he satisfied his end of the bargain in advance.Am I obligated to take him to the movies?
3. If a minor gets into a fight and injures someone else, can the minor's parent be sued successfully?