A woman took her boyfriend to New Zealand’s Disputes Tribunal after he failed to take her to the airport, causing her to miss a flight to a concert she had planned to attend.
The woman lodged a claim with the tribunal, which said that, in her view, the agreement for a ride to the airport constituted a legally binding agreement.It was also arranged that he was to stay at her house while she was away and look after her dogs, which he did not do.The woman lodged a claim with the tribunal, which said that, in her view, the agreement for a ride to the airport constituted a legally binding agreement.
She said she incurred costs to travel the following day, the cost of a shuttle to the airport and the cost to put her dogs into a kennel.She added the man, whom she had been in a relationship with for over six years, entered into a verbal contract with her that he would take her to the airport and stay in her house while she was away.
“When friends fail to keep their promises, the other person may suffer a financial consequence but it may be that they cannot be compensated for that loss,” she said. Ultimately, Cowie decided that although a promise was made, it fell short of being a contract, with the promises exchanged as a normal give and take in a relationship.Get a note directly from our foreign
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