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Good Faith And The Enforceability Of Standardized Terms, Robert Dugan Oct 1980

Good Faith And The Enforceability Of Standardized Terms, Robert Dugan

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Indiana's Allowance Of Punitive Damages In Contract Actions Against Insurance Companies: How New Is It?, Susan Marguet Apr 1980

Indiana's Allowance Of Punitive Damages In Contract Actions Against Insurance Companies: How New Is It?, Susan Marguet

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Is There Life After Gilmore’S Death Of Contract-Inductions From A Study Of Commercial Good Faith In First-Party Insurance Contracts, Eric M. Holmes Mar 1980

Is There Life After Gilmore’S Death Of Contract-Inductions From A Study Of Commercial Good Faith In First-Party Insurance Contracts, Eric M. Holmes

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Consumer Product Warranty Litigation In South Carolina, Nathan M. Crystal Jan 1980

Consumer Product Warranty Litigation In South Carolina, Nathan M. Crystal

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.


Contracts, G. M. Knight Jan 1980

Contracts, G. M. Knight

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.


Insurance - Suit Limitation Clause - An Insurer's Bad Faith Accusation Of Criminal Conduct By The Insured, Or An Accusation Which Is The Result Of A Negligent Investigation, Can Toll The Suit Limitation Clause, Kathleen Seybold Turezyn Jan 1980

Insurance - Suit Limitation Clause - An Insurer's Bad Faith Accusation Of Criminal Conduct By The Insured, Or An Accusation Which Is The Result Of A Negligent Investigation, Can Toll The Suit Limitation Clause, Kathleen Seybold Turezyn

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Contract Law - Implied Agreements - Unmarried Cohabitants, William D. Clifford Jan 1980

Contract Law - Implied Agreements - Unmarried Cohabitants, William D. Clifford

Duquesne Law Review

The New Jersey Supreme Court has held that unmarried cohabitation will not bar an otherwise valid agreement between parties.

Kozlowski v. Kozlowski, 80 N.J. 378, 403 A.2d 902 (1979).


Commercial Hardship And The Discharge Of Contractual Obligations Under American And British Law, John J. Gorman Jan 1980

Commercial Hardship And The Discharge Of Contractual Obligations Under American And British Law, John J. Gorman

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

There are several doctrines under which contractual obligations have been judicially discharged. This Note will examine the United States doctrine of commercial impracticability or commercial impossibility and the English doctrine of frustration of contract or frustration of the commercial objective. The focus of this Note therefore is on those situations in which discharge from contractual obligations is sought because of supervening economic hardship. Part II provides a brief historical account of the development of the English common law doctrine of impossibility. Part III traces the development of the United States concept of commercial impossibility and commercial impracticability from the early …


The Uniform Commerical Code As Federal Law: United States V. Kimbell Foods, Inc., Louis S. Robin Jan 1980

The Uniform Commerical Code As Federal Law: United States V. Kimbell Foods, Inc., Louis S. Robin

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Note examines the origins, history, and current standing of federal common law in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Eerie Railroad v. Tompkins. Furthermore, the Note will look to see the impact of state law and the Uniform Commercial Code in the creation of federal common law. Finally, the Note will analyze how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, U.S. v. Kimbell Foods, Inc., impacts the use of the U.C.C. as federal law.


Plan And Contract In The Domestic And Foreign Trade Of The U.S.S.R., Isaak I. Dore Jan 1980

Plan And Contract In The Domestic And Foreign Trade Of The U.S.S.R., Isaak I. Dore

Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce

The purpose of this article is to inquire into the nature and function of contract law in a centrally planned economy. The economy chosen here is that of the Soviet Union. This study has been divided into two parts; the first part deals with the role of plan and contract in domestic trade, the second part deals with the place of contract and plan in the foreign trade of the Soviet Union.


Choice Of Law In Federal Bail Bond Contracts: Protecting Principles Of Federalism, Joseph A. Coco Jan 1980

Choice Of Law In Federal Bail Bond Contracts: Protecting Principles Of Federalism, Joseph A. Coco

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.