Cases

Alphabetical | Topical
(Classic cases highlighted in red)

Allegheny College v. The National Chautauqua County Bank of Jamestown (consideration/estoppel)
Acree v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. (implied covenant of good faith)
Bond Drug Co. of Illinois v. Amoco Oil Co. (interpretation)
Bailey v. Tucker Equipment Sales, Inc. (disclaimer of implied warranty of merchantability)
Beard Implement Company, Inc. v. Krusa (manner of acceptance)
Charter Oak Fire Insurance Co. v. Color Converting Industries Co. (implied promises)
Chicago Coliseum Club v. Dempsey (reliance measure of damages)
Copeland v. Baskin Robbins U.S.A. (agreement to negotiate)
Donovan v. RRL Corporation (advertisement as offer/mistake)
Drennan v. Star Paving Co. (promissory estoppel to establish option)
Ducolon Mechanical, Inc. v. Shinstine/Forness, Inc.(restitution to breaching party)
Erlich v. Menezes (emotional distress damages)
First National Bancshares of Beloit, Inc. v. Geisel (recited nominal consideration for option)
Fish v. Correll (restitution to breaching party)
Foakes v. Beer (pre-existing duty)
Freeman & Mills, Inc. v. Belcher Oil Co. (punitive damages for bad faith breach)
Frigaliment Importing Co. v. B.N.S. International Sales Corp. (interpretation)
Garcia v. Von Micsky (promissory estoppel)
Green Acres v. First Union National Bank of Florida (misrepresentation)
Hadley v. Baxendale (forseeability of damages)
Hamer v. Sidway (consideration)
Hill v. Gateway 2000, Inc. (manner of acceptance)
Hochster v. De La Tour (anticipatory repudiation)
Hoffman v. Boone (estoppel to assert Statute of Frauds)
Hope's Architectural Products, Inc. v. Lundy's Construction, Inc. (adequate assurance of performance)
Howard v. Federal Crop Insurance Corp. (promise vs. condition)
In re Marriage of Bonds (undue influence)
Indiana-Amercian Water Co., Inc. v. Town of Seelyville (requirements contract)
J. N. A. Realty Corp. v Cross Bay Chelsea (excuse of condition)
Jacob & Youngs v. Kent (substantial performance)
James Baird Co. v. Gimbel Bros., Inc. (no promissory estoppel to establish option)
K. D.  v. Educational Testing Service (adhesion contract)
Kennedy Associates, Inc. v. Fischer (condition of satisfaction)
Kirksey v. Kirksey (promissory estoppel)
Knudsen v. Jensen (mutual mistake)
Lafayette Place Associates v. Boston Redevelopment Authority (definiteness/written memorial)
LaGuardia Associates and Field Hotel Associates v. Holiday Hospitality Franchising, Inc. (modification/waiver)
Lazar v. Superior Court (fraudulent inducement)
Leonard v. Pepsico (jest)
Mattei v. Hopper (consideration)
New York Bronze Powder Co., Inc. v. Benjamin Acquisition Corp. (condition vs. promise)
Marvin v. Marvin (implied-in-fact contracts)
Masterson v. Sine (parol evidence)
Milgard Tempering, Inc. v. Selas Corporation of America (exclusion of consequential damages)
Nim Plastics Corp. v. Standex International Corp. (goods vs. services)
Parker  v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp (mitigation of damages)
Passante v. McWilliam (past consideration)
Pop's Cones, Inc. v. Resorts International Hotel, Inc. (precontractual liability)
Power Engineering & Mft., Ltd. v. Krug Int'l  (impracticability/battle of the forms)
The Prytania Park Hotel, Ltd. v. General Star Indemnity Co. (intepretation)
Pugh v. See's Candies (implied-in-fact contracts)
ProCD v. Zeidenberg (manner of acceptance)
Quill v. Newberry (misrepresentation)
Raffles v. Wichelhaus (mistake in understanding of terms)
R.B. Matthews, Inc. v. Transamerica Transportation Services, Inc. (mitigation of damages)
Resnick v. Uccello Immobilien GMBH, Inc. (liquidated damages)
Ricketts v. Scothorn (promissory estoppel)
Rockingham County v. Luten Bridge Co. (mitigation of damages)
Saewitz v. Epstein (anticipatory repudiation/misrepresentation/damages)
Sherwood v. Walker (mistake)
Smith, Waters, Kuehn, Burnett & Hughes, Ltd. v. Burnett (specific performance)
Steiner v. Mobil Oil Corp. (battle of the forms)
Stirlen v. Supercuts, Inc. (unconscionability)
Strong v. Sheffield (consideration)
Sullivan v. O'Connor (alternative measures of damages)
Tahoe National Bank v. Phillips (intepretation/parol evidence)
Taylor v. Caldwell (impossibility)
Texas Instruments, Inc. v. Teletron Energy Management, Inc. (certainty of damages)
Totem Marine Tug & Barge, Inc. v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co (duress)
Trotter v. Nelson (public policy)
United States v. Alternon Blair, Inc. (restitution measure of damages)
Vanderbilt University v. Dinardo (liquidated damages)
Van Oort Construction Company, Inc. v. Nuckoll's Concrete Service, Inc. (material breach)
Watkins v. Carrig (pre-existing duty)
Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture (unconscionability)
Wisconsin Knife Works v. National Metal Crafters (waiver)
Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (implied promises/consideration)
7200 Scottsdale Road General Partners v. Kuhn Farm Machinery, Inc. (impracticability)