· 9/4/1997
United Services Automobile Ass'n v. Simpson
Citations
- 347 N.C. 141
- 492 S.E.2d 37
- 1997 WL 570367
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that options constitute new contracts only when “the exclusive, or at least the primary, purpose of the original contract was to obtain the option”
- where obtaining an option is not the primary purpose of the original contract, “an option should be treated as a continuation of the original contract”
- interpreting the Prompt Payment Act
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