Derby Meadows Utility Co. v. Inter-Continental Real Estate

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• holding that the trial court erred in dismissing the plaintiff’s promissory estoppel claim because the plaintiffs allegations were sufficient to state a cause of action for promissory estoppel
• holding that the trial court erred in dismissing the plaintiff's promissory estoppel claim because the plaintiff's allegations were sufficient to state a cause of action for promissory estoppel
• recognizing that “the ambiguity of the promise or the fact that it was based on some contingency” is a “factual determination” left to the trier of fact “following consideration of the evidence”
• finding a deposition witness’s testimony that “they had a deal” was not an unequivocal statement that a contract existed and, thus, was not a judicial admission
• finding a deposition witness's testimony that \they had a deal\ was not an unequivocal statement that a contract existed and thus, was not a judicial admission
• same elements under Illinois law

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