· 4/1/1988
Teitelbaum v. Hallmark Cards Inc.
Citations
- 520 N.E.2d 1333
- 25 Mass. App. Ct. 555
How courts have described this case
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- holding that Hallmark’s 60-day notice before terminating its exclusive relationship with its distributor was reasonable, as a matter of law, where the evidence was undisputed that the card shop obtained another supplier (American Greeting Card Company
- holding that Hallmark’s 60-day notice before terminating its exclusive relationship with its distributor was reasonable, as a matter of law, where the evidence was undisputed that the card shop obtained another supplier (American Greeting Card Company
- noting that it is “the amount of harm that can be proved by the party who has incurred the loss of a supplier”
- applying G. L. c. 106, § 2-309[3], to an at-will contract for the periodic supply of inventory to the plaintiffs’ greeting card store
- no ch. 93A violation based on a franchisor’s decision to deal with a different distributor
- court held notice reasonable as a matter of law where retailer obtained another full line of inventory and thus incurred no harm
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Judges: Greaney, Smith, Fine
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