When assessing compensation for equitable estoppel on an expectations basis where the compensation is payable before the promisor's death (accelerating a testamentary expectation), a discount for vicissitudes may adequately account for the acceleration without requiring a separate or specific discount calculation. The assessment is not to be conducted with the precision of common law damages for breach of contract but must fairly satisfy the equity having regard to all the circumstances.
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