DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 19.14
Promissory Estoppel
PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL
If someone makes a promise to a person who reasonably relies on that promise
but then takes an action to that person’s detriment, the one making the promise is
obligated to fulfill the promise. A promise is a declaration by which a person agrees
to perform or refrain from doing a specified act. Mere expressions of opinion,
expectation, or assumption are not promises.
You must determine from the evidence whether [defendant’s name] made a
promise to [plaintiff’s name] to [describe alleged promise]. If you find that such a
promise was made and that [plaintiff’s name] relied on it to [his/her/its] detriment,
then you may award [plaintiff’s name] damages for the detriment suffered as a result
of [defendant’s name]’s failure to fulfill [his/her/its] promise.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
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