· 9/16/1985
Phillips Puerto Rico Core, Inc. v. Tradax Petroleum Ltd.
Citations
- 782 F.2d 314
- 1986 A.M.C. 184
- 41 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1678
- 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 23209
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- noting that at Tier 3, a level above London’s tier, there was “[g]uidance against travelling in and out of the area,” but nothing categorically banning such travel
- finding of bad faith requires “clear evidence” of misconduct that was “entirely without color and [ ] taken for reasons of harassment or delay or for other improper purposes”
- explaining burden of proof and elements of force majeure defense
- \[T]he basic purpose of force majeure clauses . . . is . . . to relieve a party from its contractual duties when its performance has been prevented by a force beyond its control or when the purpose of the contract has been frustrated.\
- Grupo’s first $200,000 payment above the contract price
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Judges: Mansfield, Kearse, Pratt
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