With few exceptions, courts will not question the adequacy of consideration.

With few exceptions, courts will not question the adequacy of consideration. Jennings, a Texas prisoner, was a faithful listener of KSCS radio, which promised that it played "at least five in a row or we pay you $25,000." Jennings sued for $25K alleging that KSCS routinely played three songs, then two commercials, then two more songs and and that it had refused his demands for the money. Consideration? Latrelle contracts with Fireproof Insurance company to insure his home against fire loss. He agrees to pay Fireproof $500 per year if they will pay him up to $300,000 in the event of a fire. After a year, Latrelle has not had any fires in his home and sues Fireproof for return of his $500, arguing that there was no consideration for the contract. Is Latrelle right? In early 1951, Hilda Boehm had a tryst with Louis Fiege, after which she became pregnant. He promised to pay her $10 per week for 21 years if she promised to refrain from suing for child support. He paid for a while,