CONRAD V. FIELDS
2007 WL 21063202 (2007)
NATURE OF THE CASE: Fields (D) appealed from a judgment and an order denying post-trial
motions. Conrad (P) was awarded damages in the amount of the cost of her law-school tuition
and books based on promissory estoppel.
FACTS: D and P met and became friends when they were neighbors in an apartment complex. D
started his own business and became a financially successful businessman. D is a
philanthropic individual who has sometimes paid education costs for others. D suggested that
P attend law school, and he offered to pay for her education. D promised that he would pay
tuition and other expenses associated with law school as they became due. P quit her $45,000
per year job at Qwest to attend law school. D admitted at trial that before respondent
enrolled in law school, he agreed to pay P's tuition. D made two tuition payments, each in
the amount of $1,949.75, in August and October 2001, but stopped payment on the check for
the second payment. D claimed that his assets had been frozen due to an Internal Revenue
Service audit and that payment of her education expenses would be delayed. In May 2004, D
wrote, 'to be clear and in writing, when you graduate law school and pas[s] your bar exam, I
will pay your tuition.' Later, D said he would not pay and he threatened to get a
restraining order against her if she continued attempting to communicate with him. P sued
alleging that in reliance on D's promise to pay her education expenses, she gave up the
opportunity to earn income through full-time employment and enrolled in law school. P got an
award of $87,314.63 under the doctrine of promissory estoppel. D appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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