The City announces a plan to build a multimillion dollar tennis center on Richland Road. Adjacent land values skyrocket. A local developer pays a premium price for an adjacent parcel of land. The City decides not to build the tennis center. The adjacent land values plummet, costing the local developer a million dollars. He sues the City for costing him a million dollars. The developer
a. Wins his lawsuit against the City because the City's actions were negligent
b. Wins his lawsuit against the City because he relied on the City's publicly announced plan to build the Tennis Center
c. Loses the lawsuit against the City because he was an incidental beneficiary of the City's plan to build the Tennis Center
d. Loses the lawsuit against the City because "detrimental reliance" doesn't apply to public contracts
Answer: C