When promissory estoppel is used by the courts it is because there is NOT an enforceable contract present. true or false?

True. Promissory estoppel is applied by courts in situations where there is no enforceable contract, but one party has made a promise that the other party reasonably relied upon to their detriment. This legal principle aims to prevent injustice by allowing the reliance on the promise to be enforced, even in the absence of a formal contract.