Question: Based on the Leonard v. Pepsico case, what objective evidence was there to support the defendants' contention that they were just kidding when they agreed to sell the farm?

Question: Suppose the defendants really did think the whole thing was a kind of joke. Would that make any difference?

Question: As a matter of public policy, why does the law use an objective standard to determine the seriousness of intention, instead of a subjective standard?