Ullman v. Bee Hive Department Store

With so much of the opinion as holds that there was a binding contract by the writing of November 3d I cannot agree.

Unless there be a promise by plaintiff there is no consideration sufficient to bind the defendant. There is conspicuous in this writing an entire absence of any promise by or obligation assumed on part of the plaintiff; all that is thereunder to be done is to be done by the defendant. It is proper in this connection to compare this document of November 3d with the lease of August, both drawn by the plaintiff, and upon the latter was predicated the assessment of damages against…