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· 7/13/1987

DeGroft v. Lancaster Silo Co.

Citations

  • 527 A.2d 1316
  • 72 Md. App. 154
  • 4 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 20
  • 1987 Md. App. LEXIS 359

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that “[t]he UCC does not apply to service contracts or to materials used or supplied in connection with the performance of such contracts.”
  • contract calling for sale of materials and construction of grain silo \predominantly concerned the rendition of services\
  • \Courts have generally looked principally to the language of the parties' agreement and the circumstances surrounding its making in determining the predominant thrust of the transaction.\
  • contract calling for sale of materials and construction of grain silo “predominantly concerned the rendition of services”
  • “Courts have generally-looked principally to the language of the parties’ agreement and the circumstances surrounding its making in determining the predominant thrust of the transaction.”
  • trial court improperly ruled as a matter of law that the U.C.C. would apply where a factfinder could reasonably conclude that the contract was one for services

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Judges: Moylan, Bloom, Wenner

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