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United States Leading Case considerationimplied terms

Wood v Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon

222 NY 88 (1917)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtNew York Court of Appeals
Year1917
StatusBinding authority

Summary

An implied obligation to use reasonable/best efforts in an exclusive dealing arrangement constitutes sufficient consideration to support the contract.

Key Principle

Cardozo J found an implied promise of reasonable efforts (best efforts obligation) sufficient to constitute consideration in an exclusive dealing arrangement.

Area of Law

contract

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