<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by GoCanes:
So, as some of you may know, I am studying for the bar exam. We are currently doing contracts and our lecturer used Delta as an example for a contract of carriage and a non-refundable ticket.
Apparently, if you tell Delta you are going to be committing an illegal act at your destination (ie. Joe Schmoe is flying from ATL-SLC to rob a bank) and they sell you the ticket anyway and then you decide not to committ the crime and call to cancel your ticket and inform them of such, they must refund your money as they knew you were going to committ an illegal act originally as your intent for travel and therefore the contract was not binding or enforceable.
I just thought it was an interesting example and even more hilarious that he used Delta as the example.
Otherwise, he says we're screwed on getting a non-refundable ticket refunded.</font>
The problem with this idea is that you knew from the beginning you had no intent to rob a bank. On the flip side, you could have intent to rob a bank without saying a word.
You can't lie your way into voiding a contract.