Contracts

II. Contracts

A. Cases

1. Forseeability

(1) Hadley v. Baxendale, 9 Exch. 341 (1854)

2. Mistake and Imperfect Information

(1) Sherwood v. Walker, 66 Mich. 568 (1887)

(2) Harris v. Tyson, 24 Pa. 347 (1855)

3. Damages

(1) Hawkins v. McGee, 84 N.H. 114 (1929)

(2) Sullivan v. O’Connor, 363 Mass. 579 (1973)

(3) Peevyhouse v. Garland Coal & Mining Company, 382 P.2d 109 (1962)

(4) R.E. Davis Chemical Corp. v. Diasonics, Inc., 826 F.2d 678 (1987)

4. Unconscionability

(1) Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, 121 U.S. App. D.C. 315 (1965)

(2) Preston v. First Bank of Marietta, 16 Ohio App. 3d 4 (1983)

5. Unilateral Information

(1) Laidlaw v. Organ, 15 U.S. 178 (1817)

(2) Obde v. Schlemeyer, 56 Wn.2d 449 (1960)

        6. Promissory Estoppel

(1) Hamer v. Sidway, 124 N.Y. 538 (1891)

(2) Ricketts v. Scothorn, 57 Neb. 51 (1898)

(3) Grouse v. Group Health Plan, Inc., 306 N.W.2d 114 (1981)

(4) Frank Leonardi v. City of Hollywood,715 So.2d 1007 (1998)

7. Duress

(1) Post v. Jones, 60 U.S. 150 1857

(2) Goebel v. Linn, 47 Mich. 489 (1882)

(3) Alaska Packers Association v. Domenico, 117 F. 99 (1902)

8. Necessity

(1) Ploof v. Putnam, 81 Vt. 471 (1908)

9. Impossibility

(1) Taylor v Caldwell,122 Eng. Rep. 309 (Q.B. 1863)

10. Liquidated Damages

(1) Lake River Corp. v. Carborundum,769 F.2d 1284 (1985)

B. Problems

1. An Indelible Mark

2. The Student Housing Contract: A Contract of Adhesion

3. A Florida Freeze

 

©Ralph R. Frasca 2006