Peterson v. Wirum

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that contract language purporting to condition repayment of partner loans on receipt of financing from specific bank was not sufficiently unambiguous to constitute condition precedent
• holding contractual provision was not condition precedent because, inter alia, party’s conduct showed she did not consider provision necessary for performance
• holding that self-serving statements are not considered probative
• observing parties’ reasonable expectations when entering into contracts are not established by their subjective intent expressed during litigation, because “such self-serving statements are not considered to be probative”
• “Differences of opinion among the parties as to their subjective intent, expressed during the litigation ... are not considered to be probative.”
• condition precedent usually viewed with disfavor; to avoid forfeiture, ambiguous terms are construed as promises rather than conditions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

79 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mitford v. De Lasala
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1983-05-20· cited 105×
• Ellingstad v. State, Department of Natural Resources
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1999-05-21· cited 67×
• Municipality of Anchorage v. Gentile
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1996-08-16· cited 64×
• Norville v. Carr-Gottstein Foods Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2004-02-06· cited 61×
• Sykes v. Melba Creek Mining, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1998-01-30· cited 52×
• Casey v. Semco Energy, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2004-06-11· cited 52×
• Mullen v. Christiansen
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1982-04-09· cited 51×
• Fairbanks North Star Borough v. Tundra Tours, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1986-05-09· cited 50×
• Chi of Alaska, Inc. v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1993-01-15· cited 50×
• In Re the Estate of Fields
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2009-12-16· cited 50×
• Neal & Co. v. Association of Village Council Presidents Regional Housing Authority
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1995-05-19· cited 44×
• Alaska Diversified Contractors, Inc. v. Lower Kuskokwim School District
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1989-07-28· cited 44×
• Martech Construction Co. v. Ogden Environmental Services, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1993-05-21· cited 42×
• Beal v. McGuire
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2009-09-25· cited 40×
• Norton v. Herron
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1984-01-27· cited 37×
• Philbin v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1999-11-19· cited 32×
• Western Pioneer, Inc. v. Harbor Enterprises, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1991-10-11· cited 31×
• Clement v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1988-11-22· cited 31×
• Jackson v. Nangle
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1984-01-20· cited 30×
• Villars v. Villars
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2012-06-01· cited 28×

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Stordahl v. Government Employees Insurance Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1977-05-13· cited 110×
• Skokomish Tribe of Indians v. France
  Supreme Court· 1964-03-09· cited 75×
• Day v. a & G Construction Co., Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1974-11-29· cited 68×
• Wright v. Vickaryous
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1979-08-03· cited 61×
• Wessells v. State, Department of Highways
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1977-04-06· cited 59×
• National Bank of Alaska v. J. B. L. & K. of Alaska, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1976-01-28· cited 59×
• Rego v. Decker
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1971-03-19· cited 56×
• Milne v. Anderson
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1978-03-24· cited 54×
• Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Anchorage v. New Hampshire Insurance Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1965-11-26· cited 43×
• United States v. George Schaeffer, Jr., and Elsie Schaeffer, His Wife
  Ninth Circuit· 1963-10-17· cited 42×
• Smalley v. Juneau Clinic Building Corporation
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1972-02-14· cited 38×
• Mignot v. Parkhill
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1964-04-29· cited 34×
• Cheever v. Schramm
  Utah Supreme Court· 1978-03-16· cited 22×
• Hendricks v. Knik Supply, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1974-05-22· cited 20×
• Watson Construction Co. v. Reppel Steel & Supply Co.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1979-06-12· cited 19×
• McAtee v. Wes-Lee Corp.
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1977-06-28· cited 11×
• Campisano v. Phillips
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1976-03-23· cited 9×
• Mignot v. Parkhill
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1967-08-23· cited 8×
• Kincaid v. Kingham
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1977-02-07· cited 8×
• Wilcox Associates v. Fairbanks North Star Borough
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1979-12-07· cited 6×