· 9/25/1995
Jack Baker, Inc. v. Office Space Development Corp.
Citations
- 664 A.2d 1236
- 1995 D.C. App. LEXIS 178
- 1995 WL 562287
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that an alleged oral contract was unenforceable when the party claiming it existed took “weeks before responding” to the subsequent written agree- ment and, when responding, “made several changes” to it
- explaining that for a contract to exist, the parties must agree to all of its material terms
- explaining that for a contract to exist, the parties must agree to all of its material terms
- commenting that under D.C. law “ ‘[f]or an enforceable contract to exist, there must be ... agreement as to all material terms’ ”
- describing requirement that Philippine embassy construction contract “will be subject to the approval of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs” as “striking” indication of nonfinality
- dismissing breach of contract claim where party asserting oral contract failed “to put forth sufficient evidence” of intention to be bound
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Judges: Ferren, Terry, Steadman
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