Cases

Alphabetical | Topical
(Classic cases highlighted in red)

Academy Chicago Publishers v. Cheever (sufficiently definite terms)
Acree v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. (implied covenant of good faith)
Allegheny College v. The National Chautauqua County Bank of Jamestown (consideration/estoppel)
Angel v. Murray (modification without consideration)
Austin Instrument, Inc. v. Loral Corporation (economic duress)
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)
Dove v. Rose Acre Farms, Inc. (effect of express conditions)
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)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Hadid (parol evidence)
Fiege v. Boehm (forbearance of claim as consideration)
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)
Hicks v. Superior Court (disclaimer of warranty)
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)
Market Street Associates v. Frey (implied covenant of good faith)
Marvin v. Marvin (implied-in-fact contracts)
Masterson v. Sine (parol evidence)
Mattei v. Hopper (consideration)
Mattingly v. Hughes Electronics Corporation (silence as acceptance to proposed modification)
Milgard Tempering, Inc. v. Selas Corporation of America (exclusion of consequential damages)
New York Bronze Powder Co., Inc. v. Benjamin Acquisition Corp. (condition vs. promise)
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)
Robinson Helicopter Co., Inc. v. Dana Corporation (punitive damages for fraudulent representations of contract performance)
Rockingham County v. Luten Bridge Co. (mitigation of damages)
Saewitz v. Epstein (anticipatory repudiation/misrepresentation/damages)
Sherwood v. Walker (mistake)
Smith v. Ellison (undue influence)
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)
Trident Center v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (parol evidence)
Trotter v. Nelson (public policy)
Tunkl v. Regents of the University of California (public policy)
United States v. Algernon 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)