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Summary Of Fourth St. Place V. Travelers Indem. Co., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 86, Daniella Labounty
Summary Of Fourth St. Place V. Travelers Indem. Co., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 86, Daniella Labounty
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court reviewed a district court grant of summary judgment in favor of the insurer in an insurance coverage action.
Summary Of Pacificare Of Nev., Inc. V. Rogers, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 71, Jason Deforest
Summary Of Pacificare Of Nev., Inc. V. Rogers, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 71, Jason Deforest
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
An appeal from a district court order denying a motion to compel arbitration in a tort and contract action.
Summary Of Dynalectric Co. Of Nev. V. Clark & Sullivan Constructors, Inc., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41, Brian L. Blaylock
Summary Of Dynalectric Co. Of Nev. V. Clark & Sullivan Constructors, Inc., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41, Brian L. Blaylock
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
An appeal from an Eighth Judicial District Court judgment awarding expectation damages to Clark & Sullivan Constructors, Inc. (“C&S”) for its promissory estoppel claim against Dynalectric Co. of Nevada (“Dynalectric”).
Summary Of Reyburn Lawn & Landscape Designers, Inc. V. Plaster Dev. Co., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 26, Meredith Still
Summary Of Reyburn Lawn & Landscape Designers, Inc. V. Plaster Dev. Co., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 26, Meredith Still
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
An appeal of the district court’s judgment regarding an indemnity clause between the general contractor and subcontractor in a construction defect action.
Summary Of Picardi V. Eighth Judicial District Court, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 9, Cristen Thayer
Summary Of Picardi V. Eighth Judicial District Court, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 9, Cristen Thayer
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Petition for writ of mandamus challenging Eighth Judicial District Court’s order compelling arbitration in a contract action.
Thoughts On The Divergence Of Promise And Contract, Ian C. Bartrum
Thoughts On The Divergence Of Promise And Contract, Ian C. Bartrum
Scholarly Works
This essay offers some brief thoughts on Seana Shiffrin‘s recent work regarding the divergence of contractual and promissory norms. The author conclude that Shiffrin does not do enough to separate and account for the different consequentalist and deontological justifications underlying each institution, and does not do enough to explain how promises give rise to the “moral” duties she posits. The author suggest, instead, that the divergence between contract and promise is justified by the different roles each institution plays in our lives, and that, in fact, keeping strictly promissory duties outside the scope of state coercion actually facilitates a strong …