· 6/3/1985
Mid-South Packers, Inc. v. Shoney's, Inc.
Citations
- 761 F.2d 1117
- 41 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 38
- 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 30086
How courts have described this case
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- ruling that offeror could raise the price set forth in its firm offer, but only after the time for acceptance had expired
- concluding that the interest and attorneys’ fees terms could not come as a surprise, because the buyer had received numerous invoices bearing those terms during the parties’ course of dealing
- “[Plaintiff’s] letter proposal was its offer in the sense that it was a promise to sell at the listed prices, justifying [Defendant] in understanding that its assent, i.e., its purchase orders or telephone calls, would close the bargain.”
- individual orders that are accepted are each separate contracts
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Judges: Williams, Jolly, Hill
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