· 6/29/1990
United States v. Stump Home Specialties Manufacturing, Incorporated
Citations
- 905 F.2d 1117
- 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 10919
- 1990 WL 88168
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that if guarantors had agreed to guaranty agreement’s waiver provision “without consulting a lawyer and perhaps without even reading the agreement, that is their tough luck”
- stating that if guaran- tors had agreed to guaranty agreement’s waiver provision “without consulting a lawyer and perhaps without even reading the agreement, that is their tough luck”
- “Rights under a contract are not forfeited by the other party’s failure to read it.”
- describing the preexisting duty rule
- same rule under Indiana law
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Judges: Posner, Flaum, Will
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