PROBLEM Synco, a producer of laundry detergent, in response to an inquiry from Bob’s Foodmart, sent the following letter: “The price of our Super Clean laundry detergent is $10 per case of twelve 32 oz. bottles F.O.B. Gotham City.” Upon receiving this letter, Bob’s sent Synco its purchase order for 5000 cases of Super Clean […]

The first semester of law school is mostly about learning to speak a new legal language (but emphatically not “legalese”), to formulate and evaluate legal arguments, to become comfortable with the distinctive style of legal analysis. We could teach these skills using almost any legal topic. But we begin the first-year curriculum with subjects that […]

Page 858   697 P.2d 858    237 Kan. 47    STATE of Kansas, ex rel., Harvey L. LUDWICK, Secretary of Human Resources, Appellant, v. Virginia Anne BRYANT, Appellee.    No. 56608.    Supreme Court of Kansas.    April 5, 1985.  Page 859   Syllabus by the Court  1. It is a longstanding rule of […]

Page 741   229 A.2d 741    425 Pa. 430    Mahlon BOLLINGER and Vinetta C. Bollinger v. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA QUARRY STRIPPING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., Appellant.    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.    May 24, 1967.  Edward C. First, Jr., Harrisburg, John E. Cotsack, Hazleton, Elaine M. Kalenevitch, Harrisburg, McNees, Wallace & Nurick, Harrisburg, for appellant. […]

Page 609   601 F.2d 609    26 UCC Rep.Serv. 281    James BLOOR, as Reorganization Trustee of Balco Properties Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. FALSTAFF BREWING CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.    Nos. 555, 558, Dockets 78-7451, 78-7465.    United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.    Argued March 28, 1979. Decided May 15, 1979.  […]

110 F. Supp. 801 BLACK INDUSTRIES, Inc. v. BUSH. Civ. A. No. 586-52. United States District Court D. New Jersey. March 13, 1953.         Waddington & Tilton, Camden, N. J., George M. Henry, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel, for defendant, for the motion. Toolan, Haney & Romond, Perth Amboy, N. J., for plaintiff, contra. FORMAN, Chief Judge. […]

Page 442   166 N.J.Super. 442    400 A.2d 78, 26 UCC Rep.Serv. 1057    BEACHCOMBER COINS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ron BOSKETT, t/a R & B Coins, Defendant-Respondent.    Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.    Argued Feb. 13, 1979. Decided March 2, 1979.  Page 444 John W. Gilbert, Ocean City, for plaintiff-appellant. [400 […]

Page 123   69 N.J. 123    351 A.2d 349    BAK-A-LUM CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a New Jersey Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Respondent, v. ALCOA BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC., a Pennsylvania Corporation, Defendant-Respondent and Cross-Appellant.    Supreme Court of New Jersey.    Argued Oct. 20, 1975. Decided Jan. 28, 1976.  [351 A.2d 350] Page 126 Sheldon A. […]

Page 22   324 N.Y.S.2d 22    29 N.Y.2d 124, 272 N.E.2d 533    AUSTIN INSTRUMENT, INC., Respondent, v. LORAL CORPORATION, Appellant.    Court of Appeals of New York.    July 6, 1971.  Page 23 [272 N.E.2d 534] [29 N.Y.2d 126] Alvin A. Simon, New York City, and Joseph Sachter, Scarsdale, for appellant. [29 N.Y.2d […]

Page 38   149 N.Y.S.2d 38    Victor C. ARZANI, doing business under the assumed name and firm name and style of Victor C. Arzani Contracting Company, 2507 James Street, Syracuse, New York, Plaintiff, v. The PEOPLE of the State of New York; Maxim Kranz of 447 Fort Washington Avenue, New York 33, New York; […]