Art's Flower Shop, Inc. v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that unconscionability is an issue of law
• noting that “something more” than mere inequality in bargaining power is required to find a contract unconscionable, such as the plaintiff having no real alternative to a contract’s unfair terms
• indicating an implied contract requires showing “(1) mutuality of intent to contract; (2) consideration; and, (3) lack of ambiguity in offer and acceptance.”
• finding prior contract incorporated by reference where subsequent contract specifically stated “‘all other terms and conditions to remain as previously signed’”
• wherein a merchant successfully invoked the doctrine against a telephone company
• wherein a merchant successfully invoked the doctrine against a telephone company

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).