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· 12/19/1990

Air Host Cedar Rapids, Inc. v. Cedar Rapids Airport Commission

Citations

  • 464 N.W.2d 450
  • 1990 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 332
  • 1990 WL 207359

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding contact did not exist where document was subject to future negotiations and agreement by both parties
  • noting that “[a] contract generally is not found to exist where the parties agree to a contract on the basis to be settled in the future.”
  • telescoping the first three elements and stating the “intent” element differently, hence: “(1) a material misrepresentation; (2) made knowingly; (3) with intent to induce the plaintiff to act or refrain from acting; (4) upon which the plaintiff justifiably refies; and (5
  • suit for damages for fraudulent misrepresentations in negotiations that ultimately failed to result in a contract between the parties
  • “It is axiomatic that understandable or ascertainable terms are necessary ingredients for an enforceable contract.”
  • “It is axiomatic that understandable or ascertainable terms are necessary ingredients for an enforceable contract.”

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Judges: Harris, Carter

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