The owner and operator of a small business encourages wellness on the part of his employees and supports various physical fitness programs to that end. Learning that one of his employees was a dedicated jogger, the owner promised to pay her a special award of $100 if she could and would run one mile in less than six minutes on the following Saturday. The employee thanked him, and did in fact run a mile in less than six minutes on the day specified. Shortly thereafter, however, the owner discovered that for more than a year that employee had been running at least one mile in less than six minutes every day as a part of her personal fitness program. He refused to pay the $100.
In an action by the employee against the owner for breach of contract, which of the following best summarizes the probable decision of the court?
A. The owner wins, because it is a compelling inference that the owner’s promise did not induce the employee to run the specified mile.
B. The owner wins, because the employee’s running of the specified mile was beneficial, not detrimental, to her in any event.
C. The employee wins, because running a mile in less than six minutes is a significantly demanding enterprise.
D. The employee wins, because she ran the specified mile as requested, and her motives for doing so are irrelevant.
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