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I. Introduction to Sales & Lease Law
A. Foundations & UCC Article 1
Rowley, The Often Imitated, But (Still) Not Yet
Duplicated, Revised UCC Article 1
Scaffidi v.
United Nissan,
425 F. Supp. 2d 1172 (D. Nev. 2005)
B.
Governing Law: Domestic Sales of Goods
Helvey v. Wabash County
REMC, 278 N.E.2d 608 (Ind. Ct. App. 1972)
Singer Co. v. Baltimore
Gas & Electric Co., 558 A.2d 419 (Md. Ct.
App. 1989)
Adel v. Greensprings of Vt.,
Inc., 363 F. Supp. 2d 692 (D. Vt. 2005)
Sanders v. Barton,
670 So. 2d 880 (Ala. 1995)
In re Trailer &
Plumbing Supplies,
578 A.2d 343 (N.H. 1990)
Care Display, Inc. v. Didde-Glaser, Inc.,
589 P.2d 599 (Kan. 1979)
Tivoli Enterprises,
Inc. v. Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corp.,
646 N.E.2d 943 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995)
Anthony
Pools v. Sheehan,
455 A.2d 434 (Md. 1983)
H. Hirschfield Sons v. Colt Industries Operating
Corp., 309 N.W.2d 714 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981)
Neibarger v. Universal Cooperatives, Inc.,
450 N.W.2d 88 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989), aff’d, 486 N.W.2d 612 (Mich. 1992)
Westvaco Corp. v. International Chimney Corp.,
672
N.Y.S.2d 330 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Rossetti v. Busch
Entertainment Corp.,
87 F. Supp. 2d 415 (E.D. Pa. 2000)
Advent Systems v. Unisys, 925 F.2d 670 (3d Cir. 1991)
Conwell v. Gray Loon Outdoor Marketing Group, Inc.,
906 N.E.2d 805 (Ind. 2009)
Triple Point Tech., Inc. v.
D.N.L. Risk Mgmt.,
Inc., 41
UCC Rep. Serv. 2d 421 (D.N.J. 2000)
Midwest Mfg. Holding,
L.L.C. v. Donnelly Corp., 975 F. Supp. 1061 (N.D. Ill. 1997)
D.R. Horton,
Inc. v. Green,
96 P.3d 1159 (Nev. 2004)
Melms v. Mitchell, 512 P.2d 1336 (Or. 1973)
Feingold v. Win-Vent, Inc., 562 A.2d 830 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1989)
C. Governing Law: Leases
C.F. Garcia Enterprises v. Enterprise Ford Tractor,
480 S.E.2d 497 (Va. 1997)
In re Paz, 179 B.R. 743 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. 1995)
In re Copeland,
238 B.R. 801 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 1999)
Carlson v. Giachetti, 616 N.E.2d 810 (Mass. App. Ct. 1993)
In re Nationwise Automotive, Inc., 250 B.R. 900 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2000)
In re DAK
Industries, Inc.,
66 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 1995)
D.
Governing Law: International Sales of Goods
Rowley, The Law Governing International Sales
of Goods (2007)
American Mint LLC v. GOSoftware, Inc.,
No. CIV. A. 1:05-CV-650, 2006 WL 42090 (M.D. Pa. Jan. 6, 2006)
Asante Technologies, Inc. v.
PMC-Sierra, Inc., 164 F. Supp. 2d 1142 (N.D. Cal. 2001)
Valero Marketing & Supply Co. v. Greeni Oy,
373 F. Supp. 2d 475 (D.N.J. 2005)
E.
Governing Law: Electronic Transactions
No supplemental readings
II. Contract Formation
A. Basic Principles
ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg,
86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996)
Hill v. Gateway 2000, Inc.,
105 F.3d 1147 (7th Cir. 1997)
Bio-Tech Pharmacal, Inc.
v. International Business Connections, LLC, 53 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d 476
(Ark. Ct. App. 2004)
Jim L. Shetakis Distributing Co. v. Centel
Communications Co.,
756 P.2d 1186 (Nev. 1988)
Scoular Co. v. Denney, 151 P.3d 615 (Colo. Ct.
App. 2002)
Norca Corp. v. Tokheim
Corp., 643 N.Y.S.2d 139 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Specht v. Netscape
Communications Corp.,
306 F.3d 17 (2d Cir. 2002)
B. Battle of the Forms
Ionics, Inc. v. Elmwood Sensors, Inc., 110 F.3d
184 (1st Cir. 1997)
Klocek v. Gateway, Inc., 104 F. Supp. 2d 1332
(D. Kan. 2000)
iLan Systems, Inc. v. Netscout Service Level Corp.,
183 F. Supp. 2d 328 (D. Mass. 2002)
Brown Machine v. Hercules, Inc., 770 S.W.2d
416 (Mo. Ct. App. 1989)
Dale R. Horning Co. v. Falconer Glass
Industries, Inc., 730 F. Supp. 962 (S.D. Ind. 1990)
Cargill, Inc. v. Biodiesel of Las Vegas, Inc.,
2010 WL 4121850 (D. Nev. 2010) [Pt. II]
Filanto, S.p.A. v. Chilewich Int’l Corp., 789
F. Supp. 1229 (S.D.N.Y. 1992)
III. Contract Enforceability
A. Statute of Frauds
International Casings
Group, Inc v. Premium Standard Farms, Inc.,
358 F. Supp. 2d 863 (W.D. Mo. 2005)
Bazak Int’l Corp. v. Tarrant Apparel Corp., 378
F. Supp. 2d 377 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
Donovan v. RRL Corp., 27 P.3d 702 (Cal.
2001)
Lohman v. Wagner,
862 A.2d 1042 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2004)
GPL Treatment, Ltd. v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 914
P.2d 682 (Or. 1996)
Cargill, Inc. v. Biodiesel of Las Vegas, Inc.,
2010 WL 4121850 (D. Nev. 2010) [Pt. I]
DF Activities
Corp. v. Brown,
851 F.2d 920 (7th Cir. 1988)
B.
Unconscionability
Brower v. Gateway 2000, Inc., 676 N.Y.S.2d 569
(N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Adams v. American
Cyanamid Co.,
498 N.W.2d 577 (Neb. Ct. App. 1992)
IV.
Contract Terms
A.
Contract Terms and the UCC Parol Evidence Rule
Betaco, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 103 F.3d
1281 (7th Cir. 1996)
Morena v. Ingenieria e
Maquinaria de Guadalupe, S.A., 56 S.W.3d
652 (Tex. App. 2001)
Raney v. Uvalde Producers Wool & Mohair Co., 571
S.W.2d 199 (Tex. Civ. App. 1978)
C-Thru Container Corp. v. Midland Mfg. Co., 533
N.W.2d 542 (Iowa 1995)
Todd Heller, Inc. v. Indiana Dep’t of Transportation,
819 N.E.2d 140 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004)
MCC-Marble Ceramic Center, Inc. v. Ceramica Nuova
d’Agostino, 144 F.3d 1384 (11th Cir. 1998)
Mitchell Aircraft
Spares, Inc. v. European Aircraft Service AB,
23 F. Supp. 2d 915 (N.D. Ill. 1998)
B.
Express Warranties
Sessa v. Riegle, 427 F. Supp. 760 (E.D. Pa. 1977)
Keith v. Buchanan, 220 Cal. Rptr. 392 (Cal.
Ct. App. 1985)
C.
Implied Quality Warranties
Valley Iron & Steel Co. v. Thorin, 562 P.2d 1212
(Or. 1977)
Leal v. Holtvogt, 702 N.E.2d 1246 (Ohio Ct. App.
1998)
Van Wyk v. Norden Labs., Inc., 345 N.W.2d 81
(Iowa 1984)
Skelton v. Druid City Hospital Board, 459 So.
2d 818 (Ala. 1984)
Medical Marketing International, Inc. v. Internazionale
Medico Scientifica, S.r.l., 1999 WL 311945 (E.D. La. May 17, 1999)
D.
Implied Title Warranties
Johnson & Johnson v. Dal Int’l Trading, 798 F.2d
100 (3d Cir. 1986)
Kotis v. Nowlin Jewelry, Inc., 844 S.W.2d 920
(Tex. App. 1992)
Rudiger Charolais Ranches v. Van De Graaf Ranches,
994 F.2d 670 (9th Cir. 1993)
Tempur-Pedic Int’l, Inc. v. Waste to Charity,
Inc., 483 F. Supp. 2d 766 (W.D. Ark. 2007)
Bank One of Milwaukee, N.A. v. Loeber Motors, Inc.,
687 N.E.2d 1111 (Ill. Ct. App. 1997)
Prenger v. Baker,
542 N.W.2d 805 (Iowa 1995)
E.
Warranty Privity
Crews v. W.A. Brown & Son, Inc., 416 S.E.2d 924
(N.C. Ct. App. 1992)
Morris v. Osmose Wood
Preserving, 667 A.2d 624 (Md. 1995)
Whitaker v. Lian Feng
Machinery Co., 509 N.E.2d 591 (Ill.
App. Ct. 1987)
F.
Warranty Reduction or Elimination
Theos & Sons, Inc. v. Mack
Trucks, Inc., 729 N.E.2d 1113 (Mass.
2000)
Supermicro Computer,
Inc. v. Digitechnic, S.A.,
145 F. Supp. 2d 1147 (N.D. Cal. 2001)
G.
Other Implied Terms & "Gap Fillers"
Shell Oil Co. v. HRN, Inc.,
144 S.W.3d 429 (Tex. 2004)
Gage Products Co. v. Henkel Corp., 393 F.3d 629
(6th Cir. 2004)
Philadelphia Corp. v. Niagara Mohawk Power
Corp., 621 N.Y.S.2d 237 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Schawk, Inc. v. Donruss Trading Cards, Inc., 46
N.E.2d 18 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001)
Mechanics Nat’l Bank of
Worcester v. Gaucher, 386 N.E.2d 1052
(Mass. App. Ct. 1979)
Schiavi Mobile Homes,
Inc. v. Gagne, 510 A.2d 236 (Me. 1986)
KLT Industries, Inc. v.
Eaton Corp., 505 F. Supp. 1072 (E.D. Mich.
1981)
V. Contract Performance, Breach, and Excuse
A.
Tender, Delivery, Payment, and Risk of Loss
Cook Specialty Co. v. Schrlock, 772 F. Supp. 1532 (E.D. Pa. 1991)
Rheinberg-Kellerei GmbH v. Vineyard Wine Co., 281 S.E.2d 425 (N.C. Ct.
App. 1981)
O.C.T. Equipment, Inc. v. Shepherd Machinery Co., 95 P.3d 197 (Okla. Civ.
App. 2004)
Silver v. Wycombe, 477 N.Y.S.2d 288 (N.Y. Civ. Ct. 1984)
Design Data Corp. v. Maryland Casualty Co., 503 N.W.2d 552 (Neb. 1993)
B.
Acceptance, Rejection, and Revocation of Acceptance
Deaver v. Auction Block Co., 107 P.3d 884 (Alaska 2005)
Fitl v. Strek,
690 N.W.2d 605 (Neb. 2005)
Dan J. Sheehan Co. v. Ceramic Technics, Ltd., 605 S.E.2d 375 (Ga. Ct.
App. 2004)
Uchitel v. F. R. Tripler & Co., 434 N.Y.S.2d 77 (App. Term 1980)
Y&N Furniture Inc. v. Nwabuoku,
734 N.Y.S.2d 382 (N.Y. Civ. Ct. 2001)
David Tunick, Inc. v. Kornfeld, 838 F. Supp. 848 (S.D.N.Y. 1993)
North American Lighting, Inc. v. Hopkins Mfg. Corp., 37 F.3d 1253 (7th
Cir. 1994)
Waddell v. L.V.R.V. Inc., 125 P.3d 1160 (Nev. 2006)
Bowen v. Foust, 925 S.W.2d 211 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996)
C. Termination, Insecurity, and Repudiation
Rowley, A Brief History of Anticipatory Repudiation
in American Contract Law, 69 U. Cin. L. Rev. 565, 617-25 & 629-38 (2001)
Ewanchuk v. Mitchell, 154 S.W.3d 476 (Mo. Ct.
App. 2005)
RAD
Concepts, Inc. v. Wilks Precision Instrument Co.,
891
A.2d 1148 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2006)
Lantec, Inc. v. Novell,
Inc., 306 F.3d 1003 (10th Cir. 2002)
D. Modification and Excuse
Cloud Corp. v. Hasbro, Inc., 314 F.3d 289 (7th Cir. 2002)
Comerica Bank v. Whitehall Specialties, Inc., 352 F. Supp. 2d 1077 (C.D.
Cal. 2004)
ConAgra, Inc. v. Bartlett Partnership,
540 N.W.2d 333 (Neb. 1995)
Ahlstrom Machinery Inc. v. Associated Airfreight
Inc., 675 N.Y.S.2d 161 (App. Div. 1998)
PPG Industries, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co., 919 F.2d 17 (5th Cir. 1990)
VI. Remedies
A. Buyer’s Remedies
Hessler v. Crystal Lake Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.,
788 N.E.2d 405 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003)
Bende & Sons, Inc. v.
Crown Recreation, Inc., 548 F. Supp. 1018
(E.D.N.Y. 1982)
Bander v. Grossman,
611 N.Y.S.2d 985 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1994)
Delchi Carrier S.p.A. v. Rotorex Corp., 71 F.3d
1024 (2d Cir. 1995)
B.
Seller’s Remedies
Plano Lincoln Mercury, Inc. v. Roberts, 167
S.W.3d 616 (Tex. App. 2005)
Precision Mirror & Glass v. Nelms,
797 N.Y.S.2d 720 (N.Y. Civ. Ct. 2005)
Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Allied Chemical Nuclear Products, Inc., 684 F.
Supp. 1429 (N.D. Ill. 1988)
Mexamerican Hides S.A. v. Central Int’l Co.,
43 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d 587 (Mass. App. Ct. 2000)
C.
Remedy Limitations and Agreed Remedies
Global Octanes Texas, L.P. v. BP Exploration & Oil
Inc., 154 F.3d 518 (5th Cir. 1998)
Kvassay v. Murray, 808 P.2d 896 (Kan. Ct. App. 1991)
VII. Leases
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