Robert Is About to Graduate from His University and His

Robert is about to graduate from his university and his parents tell him that because he is the first member of the family to graduate college, they want to buy him a new but inexpensive car. They have the money to buy the car and Robert is excited to get his gift. On graduation day, his parents tell him that they have decided to use the car money for a vacation and there will be no car.

A) Robert can successfully sue based on promissory estoppel.
B) Robert can successfully sue based on the promise of a gift.
C) Robert cannot sue because the promise was not reasonable and would not support promissory estoppel.
D) Robert cannot sue because he did not suffer any legal detriment in the receipt of the promise.
E) Robert can sue since the promise is his legal benefit and he suffered legal detriments.

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