WhatsApp Message Promising Penthouse Not Legally Binding, Israel's Supreme Court Rules
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Israel's Supreme Court ruled that a WhatsApp message promising a penthouse apartment to a former partner is not legally binding. The court found the message too vague to constitute a finalized legal commitment. Even if considered a gift promise, the man could withdraw it if the woman did not rely on it.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Israel's Supreme Court ruled a WhatsApp message promising a penthouse is not legally binding.
- The court cited vagueness and lack of finalized intent as reasons for the ruling.
- A lower District Court had previously ruled the message was binding.
- The man could retract the gift promise if the woman did not rely on it.
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that a WhatsApp message sent between a former common-law couple, which allegedly promised the woman a penthouse apartment, is not legally binding on the man. This decision overturned a lower court ruling by the District Court, which had previously found the message to be binding.
The Supreme Court addressed the question of whether a text message promising a penthouse to a partner constitutes a binding commitment. In its ruling last week, the court determined that the message was vague and lacked sufficient information, indicating no "complete intent", a finalized will that creates a legal obligation. Furthermore, the court stated that even if the message could be considered a commitment to a gift, the man could retract it as long as the woman had not relied on the promise.
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