Courts have always assumed that promises are legally significant and, as the English common law developed during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, most promises were enforceable. true or false

• False

Explanation:

The statement is not true, this is because courts have not always assumed that promises are legally significant and since in the past the dealers promise was never binding unless it was made in writing and sealed, most promises were considered enforceable. The term contract was rarely used by English judges when they were developing the common law in 12th and 13th centuries. There were changes since the making of common law, and by 15th century, courts started to accept some suits based on a broken promise although there were still major limitations.

Reference: Business Law and the Legal Environment, Standard Edition. By Jeffrey Beatty, Susan Samuelson. Pg 235