Insincere Promises: The Law of Misrepresented Intent

by Gregory Klass and Ian Ayres

How can a promise be a lie? Answer: when the promisor never intended to perform the promise. Such incidences of promissory fraud are frequently litigated because they can result in punitive damages awards. And an insincere promisor can even be held criminally liable. Yet courts have provided little guidance about what the scope of liability should be or what proof should be required. This book--the first ever devoted to the analysis of promissory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300106750
• ISBN13: 9780300106756
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"