Drennan v. Star Paving Co.
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Drennan v. Star Paving Company, 51 Cal. 2d 409 (1958), was a California Supreme Court case in which the court held that a party who has detrimentally relied on an offer that is revoked prior to acceptance may assert promissory estoppel to recover damages.[1]
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Drennan v. Star Paving Company | |
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Decided Dec 31, 1958 | |
Full case name | William A. Drennan, respondent, v. Star Paving Company (a Corporation), Appellant |
Citation(s) | 51 Cal. 2d 409 (1958) |
Case history | |
Prior history | Defendant appealed a judgment for plaintiff in a contracts action |
Subsequent history | none |
Holding | |
Judgment affirmed for plaintiff. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice | Phil S. Gibson |
Associate Justices | John W. Shenk, Roger J. Traynor, B. Rey Schauer, Homer R. Spence Marshall F. McComb |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Traynor, joined by Shenk, Gibson, Schauer, Spence, McComb |
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