Contract Law
COVID Case Highlights Impossibility, Related Issues
Focus On Contract Law Sharp Thinking No. 207 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. April 2022 COVID Case Highlights Impossibility, Related Issues By John T. Hundley, Sharp Thinking Editor A restaurant operator which attempted to have its rent obligations set aside under the doctrines of impossibility, impracticability and commercial frustration failed to…
Read MoreFour New Cases Address Equitable Remedies
Focus On Contract Law Sharp Thinking No. 204 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. January 2022 Four New Cases Address Equitable Remedies By John T. Hundley, Sharp Thinking Editor As 2021 drew to a close, a spate of cases addressed the question of what equitable remedies are available in contractual contexts. …
Read MoreFoul Ball Results In Primer On Unconscionability
Sharp Thinking No. 195 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. April 2021 Foul Ball Results In Primer On Unconscionability By John T. Hundley, Sharp Thinking Editor Foul ball hits baseball fan in face. She sues. Major League Baseball and Chicago Cubs invoke arbitration clause. Court rules clause is unenforceable as…
Read MoreHigh Court Affirms Restore Decision; Holding Unclear
Focus On Contract Law Sharp Thinking No. 184 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. July 2020 High Court Affirms Restore Decision; Holding Unclear By John T. Hundley, john@sharp-hundley.com The Illinois Supreme Court has affirmed the Appellate Court’s decision in Restore Constr. Co. v. Bd. of Ed. of Proviso Tp. H.S. Dist.…
Read MoreDefault, Acceleration Terms Are Critical Condition Precedents
Mortgage Law Roundup Sharp Thinking No. 176 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. January 2020 Default, Acceleration Terms Are Critical Condition Precedents By John T. Hundley, 618-242-0200, john@sharp-hundley.com Creditors and their collection counsel are being advised to read promissory notes and mortgages closely before filing suits thereon as a result of…
Read MoreMunicipality May Be Liable In Quantum Meruit Even Though Contract Is Void In Law, Court Says
Happy Thanksgiving Sharp Thinking No. 174 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. November 2019 Municipality May Be Liable In Quantum Meruit Even Though Contract Is Void In Law, Court Says A municipal body can be held liable under the equitable doctrines of quantum meruit and implied in law contracts even…
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