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FORBEARANCE CAN BE ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION CREATING A VALID CONTRACT (FIRST DEPT)

The First Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Gonzalez, determined summary judgment should not have been awarded dismissing the breach of contract cause of action in the multi-million dollar lawsuit involving Russian oil and gas. The opinion is too detailed to summarize here. On the breach of contract cause of action, the court noted that forbearance can be adequate consideration creating a valid contract:

“A valuable consideration, in the sense of the law, may consist either in some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken by the other” … . Indeed, “any basic contemporary definition would include the idea that [consideration] consists of either a benefit to the promisor or a detriment to the promisee” … . “The slightest consideration is sufficient to support the most onerous obligation” … . …

When plaintiff first agreed to join defendants in the oil business, he allegedly did so as a one-third partner. According to the Undisputed Statement of Facts, the parties disputed their respective obligations and “discussed [for several years] options for compensating [plaintiff] for the stock and cash he caused to be transferred.” In 2001, when the parties drafted the Investment Agreement, plaintiff agreed to a 15% stake and a 15% share of the profits, a marked reduction in what he would have expected to receive as an alleged one-third partner. Plaintiff also agreed to forego any right to profits pre-dating October 2001. …

The record thus suggests … that the 2001 Investment Agreement was a binding contract supported by plaintiff’s forbearance. Notably, … defendants began to perform under the agreement … , … suggesting that it was a binding accord for which plaintiff’s forbearance had supplied consideration. Lebedev v Blavatnik, 2021 NY Slip Op 01002, First Dept 2-16-21

 

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