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· 10/31/1997

W.J. Schafer Associates, Inc. v. Cordant, Inc.

Citations

  • 493 S.E.2d 512
  • 254 Va. 514
  • 33 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1073
  • 1997 Va. LEXIS 113

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing same and explicitly “declin[ing] to create such a cause of action”
  • “Clearly, therefore, the Teaming Agreement shows by its express terms that it was not an enforceable contract[.]”
  • “Today, however, we hold that promissory estoppel is not a cognizable cause of action in the Commonwealth, and we decline to create such a cause of action.”
  • “[P]arties can include binding provisions in a MOU so long as there is ‘mutual assent of the contracting parties to terms reasonably certain under the circumstances to have an enforceable contract.’”
  • teaming agreement standing alone did not create any binding obligations
  • teaming agreement standing alone did not create any binding obligations

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Judges: Carrico, Compton, Hassell, Keenan, Kinser, Stephenson, Whiting

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