Commercial Bank of Gideon v. Bien Co.

I respectfully dissent.

It is well settled in Missouri that the doctrine of promissory estoppel is to be used with caution, sparingly, and only in extreme cases to avoid unjust results. Geisinger v. A & B Farms, Inc., 820 S.W.2d 96, 98 (Mo.App.1991); Meinhold v. Huang, 687 S.W.2d 596, 599 (Mo.App.1985); Mayer v. King Cola Mid-America, Inc., 660 S.W.2d 746, 749 (Mo.App.1983).

To recover under the doctrine of promissory estoppel the Bank was required to prove that (a) a promise was made by Bien; (b) Bien had a reasonable expectation that the promise would induce action by the Bank; (c) action was…