· 11/21/1977
Cole v. Melvin
Citations
- 441 F. Supp. 193
- 22 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1154
- 1977 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12836
How courts have described this case
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- test is, assuming liability, whether damages are reasonably ascertainable
- “Clearly, the drafters of the code did not intend that one party to a contract can go about demanding security for the performance of the other whenever he gets nervous about a contract. Some reason for the demand for assurance must precede the demand.”
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Judges: Bogue
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