Topic: if the promise is entirely optional with the promisor, it i… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 7 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Geisinger Clinic v. Di Cuccio.

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1 Geisinger Clinic v. Di Cuccio Anchor
pasuperct · 1992
green “if the promise is entirely optional with the promisor, it is said to be illusory and, therefore, lacking consideration and unenforceable. the promisor has committed him/herself to nothing.” 4
2 Burgettstown-Smith Township Joint Sewage Authority v. Langeloth Townsite Co.
pasuperct · 1991
green “the most significant requirement for recovery is that the enrichment is unjust. we must focus not on the intention of the parties but on the extent the enrichment is unjust.” 3

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