· 10/8/1971
Kraftco Corp. v. Koblus
Citations
- 274 N.E.2d 153
- 1 Ill. App. 3d 635
- 1971 Ill. App. LEXIS 1953
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a purported exclusive distribution contract lacking terms for “duration, prices, area, products, quotas, etc.” was too indefinite to be enforceable
- holding that an alleged oral agreement between a manufacturer and a distributor lacked mutuality of obligation, and was enforceable where the distributor “had no obligation to sell any specific quantity and no obligation to meet any quotas”
- acknowledging that terms of a contract may be implied under certain circumstances, but limiting the application of that doctrine when, because of an agreement’s uncertainty, the court would be required to “writ[e] the total contract for the parties”
- acknowledging that terms of a con- tract may be implied under certain circumstances, but limiting the application of that doctrine when, because of an agreement’s uncertainty, the court would be required to “writ[e] the total contract for the parties”
- “The mere allegation of best efforts is too indefinite and uncertain to be an enforceable standard.”
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Judges: Smith
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