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Contracts—Officer Not Personally Liable On Corporate Contract Notwithstanding Clause To The Contrary, Eugene J. Smolka

Buffalo Law Review

Salzman Sign Co. v. Beck, 10 N.Y.2d 63, 217 N.Y.S.2d 55 (1961).

Arbitration And Award: Specific Performance Of A Building Contract Affirmed By A Court Of Equity, Michael Peter Yahr

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Contracts—New Promise Made Upon Past Consideration Not Enforceable, Louis H. Siegel

Buffalo Law Review

Arden v. Freydberg, 9 N.Y.2d 393, 214 N.Y.S.2d 400 (1961).

Contracts—“Previously Made” And “Unsettled” Claims Under Subcontract Bar Defense Of Release, Buffalo Law Review Board

Buffalo Law Review

Corhill Corp. v. S. D. Plants, Inc., 9 N.Y.2d 595, 217 N.Y.S.2d 1 (1961).

Contracts—Effect Of Interstate Commerce Regulation Upon One Trip Lease Agreement, David R. Knoll

Buffalo Law Review

Leotta v. Plessinger, 8 N.Y.2d 449, 209 N.Y.S.2d 304 (1960).

Comment: The Enforcement Of Agreements To Arbitrate, Irving Kovarsky

Vanderbilt Law Review

Three 1960 Supreme Court decisions' have limited the ability of litigants to challenge successfully the jurisdiction and award-making powers of labor arbitrators. The limitations imposed by the Court upon the judiciary's power to question the arbitrator, a reversal of traditional procedure, is of great significance and will unquestionably necessitate some readjustment on the part of management. This article attempts to place these recent developments in perspective and to suggest briefly certain practical changes in the attitudes of courts and contract negotiators that may result from them.

Contracts—Effect Of Percentage Lease In Self-Renewing Contract, Francis P. Mcgarry

Buffalo Law Review

Feder v. Caliguira, Feder v. Caliguira, 8 N.Y.2d 400, 208 N.YS.2d 970 (1960).

Agency -- 1961 Tennessee Survey, Elvin E. Overton

Vanderbilt Law Review

The topic "agency" includes the areas of "master and servant" as well as those of "principal and agent." There were few cases in these areas decided by the Tennessee courts during the period under survey. Generally, basic principles were applied to routine cases.In certain instances the reliance upon a prior fact determination avoided the necessity of an elaborate treatment of the facts. In one or two cases the court reached a result that may not be deemed desirable though supported by much authority. Significant points received less attention than they deserved in certain cases. In one case the basic question …

Contracts -- 1961 Tennessee Survey, Paul J. Hartman

Vanderbilt Law Review

I. Offer and Acceptance--Notification of Acceptance Before Notification of Revocation--Duration of Offer with Fixed Expiration Date

II. Implied and Quasi Contract--Claim for Services Where Family Relationship Involved

III. Parol Evidence Rule--Application of Rule to Third Party Not a Party to the Written Instrument--Pre-existing Duty as Consideration

IV. Exculpatory Contracts--Contracting Against Liability for Consequences of Own Negligent Conduct

V. Agreement in Restraint of Trade-Agreement of Seller of Business Not to Compete--Enforcement of Restraint in Area Greater than Required to Protect Purchaser

Restitution -- 1961 Tennessee Survey, John W. Wade

Vanderbilt Law Review

"A person who has been unjustly enriched at the expense of an-other is required to make restitution to the other." This is the first section of the Restatement of Restitution.' It indicates the principle underlying a field of the law coordinate with tort and contract.About a dozen cases during the survey period may be classified as raising a problem within this general subject. They do not cover the whole range of the field and have here been classified on a pragmatic rather than an analytical basis.

Services are normally rendered under a contract which governs the nature of the services …

Constitutional Law -- 1961 Tennessee Survey, James C. Kirby, Jr.

Vanderbilt Law Review

Although a relatively small number of cases turned upon constitutional questions during the survey period, some important decisions were handed down in this area. In five separate decisions legislation was declared unconstitutional. The impact of the constitutional decisions varies from the right to millions of dollars in school funds in Shelby County and the salary of the clerk of General Sessions Court of Clay County to approval of permanent tenure for all franchised automobile dealers in the state. The scope of governmental power over the administration of estates, condemnation of private property and the pursuit of private businesses brought forth …

Contacts - Subrogation - Partial Subrogation Of A Cause Of Action For Personal Injuries, Jerome M. Salle

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff, an incorporated home for the aged, provided all essential medical care to one of its residents under the provisions of a life-care contract between it and the resident. On the basis of a contract clause which purported to subrogate plaintiff to the right of the resident to recover medical expenses caused by the negligence of third parties, plaintiff brought an action to recover certain medical expenses incurred from the party who was allegedly responsible for the injuries and death of the resident. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the complaint for failure to state a cause of action …

Concurrent Causation In Insurance Contracts, William Conant Brewer Jr.

Michigan Law Review

A great deal of work and thought has been devoted to concurrent causation problems in the field of torts. Less attention has been paid to the insurance cases, and no serious effort has been made to formulate the separate rules applicable to them. It is the thesis of this article that concurrent causation problems which arise under an insurance contract must be handled somewhat differently from those which arise in connection with tort litigation, and that the tendency to borrow rules of law from the larger tort field and apply them to the smaller volume of insurance cases can only …

Federal Antitrust Laws - Exclusive Dealing - Standards Of Illegality Under Section 3 Of The Clayton Act, Judd L. Bacon S. Ed.

Michigan Law Review

In a recent treatment of exclusive dealing arrangements, Tampa Elec. Co. v. Nashville Coal Co., the Supreme Court enunciates with some care the standards to be applied in judging the legality of requirements contracts under section 3 of the Clayton Act. This comment analyzes the merits and the impact of this needed clarification of a controversial area of antitrust law.

Exclusive marketing arrangements manifest themselves in various forms, and it is not uncommon to find more than one variety in a given contract. This inquiry, however, will be restricted largely to full requirements contracts, obligating a buyer to purchase …

Past Practice And The Administration Of Collective Bargaining Agreements, Richard Mittenthal

Michigan Law Review

In a recent United States Supreme Court decision, Mr. Justice Douglas, speaking for the majority, stated that "the labor arbitrator's source of law is not confined to the express provisions of the contract, as the industrial common law-the practices of the industry and the shop-is equally a part of the collective bargaining agreement although not expressed in it." When compared to actual management-union experiences in contract administration, this dictum seems unduly broad. It may be premature as well, for no coherent "rationale of grievance arbitration" has yet been developed. If such a rationale is to be achieved, far more work …

Contracts – 1960 Oregon Survey, Robert S. Summers

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Commercial Law – 1960 Oregon Survey, Robert S. Summers

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

No-Strike Clauses In The Federal Courts, Frank H. Stewart

Michigan Law Review

One consideration will support several promises. A promisor may extract more than one promise in return for his single undertaking to do - or not to do. It depends upon his bargaining power. His single undertaking may be so valuable that several promises are necessary to induce him to act, or not to act. He is privileged to hold out for the best deal. The law does not examine his motives or reduce his demands. And from this arises the common- law principle that one consideration may support several promises.

Conflict Of Laws-Law Applicable In Federal Courts-Federal Law Applied To Contractual Relations Of Admiralty Lawyer, Robert E. Thorne S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff attorney was retained by a Spanish seaman to prosecute personal injury claims under the Jones Act and the general maritime law. Defendant shipping company induced the seaman to fire his lawyer and to recover instead under his Spanish employment contract. Plaintiff sued the shipping company in tort for interference with contractual relations. In a federal diversity suit, held, for plaintiff. Federal common law should be applied to determine the validity of the contract and the claim of tortious interference with it. Greenberg v. Panama Transp. Co., 185 F. Supp. 320 (D. Mass. 1960).

Fraud As A Defense To Insurance Contracts

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Fair Trade Contracts Under The New Virginia Fair Trade Act

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Financing Industrial Development In The South, Margie F. Pitts

Vanderbilt Law Review

Proponents of public industrial building financing justify their position by pointing to the need to supplement private investment and to raise the level of per capita income in areas which have chronically suffered from this condition. The view one adopts of such financing is often couched on the high theme of free enterprise versus governmental participation. Yet the problem may also be viewed from the perspective of the South and its immediate needs.In the long run, it might well be that this program will have served to furnish a starting point for the process of development which would lead to …

Enforcement Of Agreements To Arbitrate

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Contracts--Conditions--Restraint Of Remarriage, William Warren Upton

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Doctrine Of Part Performance And Contracts To Devise In Kentucky, Whayne C. Priest Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Implied Warranty Extending To Persons Not In Privity Of Contract With Seller - Pabon V. Hackensack Auto Sales, Inc., Daniel F. Thomas

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

Contracts And Sales, Joseph Curtis

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Incorporation By Reference In Commercial Contracts, Robert Whitman

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

Sales - Implied Warranty - Privity Of Contract As A Prerequisite To Recovery From Manufacturer, John L. Peschel S. Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff sustained injuries in the course of his employment when a defective abrasive wheel, while being used in its intended manner, exploded in his face. The abrasive wheel was purchased by plaintiff's employer directly from the manufacturer. Plaintiff sought recovery from the manufacturer on two grounds: negligence in the manufacture of the abrasive wheel and breach of implied warranty for fitness of purpose. The negligence issue was submitted to the jury, which returned a verdict adverse to the plaintiff. The manufacturer's demurrer to the cause of action based upon implied warranty was sustained by the trial court. On appeal from …

Labor Law - Arbitration - Restriction Of Judicial Intervention Into The Arbitration Process, James J. White

Michigan Law Review

Respondent company laid off a number of employees as a result of its decision to contract out maintenance work formerly done in the company shop. After the grievance procedure failed to resolve petitioner union's claim that this violated the contract provision against lockouts, and the company refused the union's request for arbitration, the union sought specific performance of the promise to arbitrate contained in the collective bargaining contract. In dismissing the plea, the district court found that contracting out work was solely a function of management and therefore not arbitrable because the contract specifically excluded from arbitration "matters which are …