A homeowner owed a contractor $1,400 for work that the contr…
A homeowner owed a contractor $1,400 for work that the contractor did on her home. Pursuant to the contract between the parties, the $1,400 was due on September 1. After the homeowner told the contractor that she probably would not be able to pay the $1,400 on September 1, the contractor agreed to extinguish the debt if the homeowner, who was the manager of an appliance store, purchased a washer and dryer that the contractor’s mother wanted and had it delivered to the mother’s home and set up by September 15. Because the homeowner’s manager discount would allow her to pay only $1,000 for the washer and dryer, which had a list price of $1,200, she agreed and the parties signed a writing to that effect on August 26. Is the new agreement between the homeowner and the contractor legally enforceable?