Cengage Advantage Books: Introduction to Business Law 4th Edition by Timothy Koch, Jeffrey Beatty, Jeffrey Beatty, Susan Samuelson, Susan Samuelson

Exercise 16

If a person promises to give you a gift, there is usually no consideration. The person can change his mind and decide not to give you the present, and there is nothing you can do about it. But if a person makes a contract with someone else and intends that you will receive a gift under the agreement, you are a donee beneficiary, and you do have rights to enforce the deal. Are these rules unacceptably inconsistent If so, which rule should change