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  2. Hadley v Baxendale - Wikipedia

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    Hadley & Anor v Baxendale & Ors [1854] EWHC J70 is a leading English contract law case. It sets the leading rule to determine consequential damages from a breach of contract: a breaching party is liable for all losses that the contracting parties should have foreseen.

  3. Norris–La Guardia Act - Wikipedia

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    The Act states that yellow-dog contracts, where workers agree as a condition of employment not to join a labor union, are unenforceable in federal court. It also establishes that employees are free to form unions without employer interference and prevents the federal courts from issuing injunctions in nonviolent labor disputes. The three ...

  4. History of contract law - Wikipedia

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    The history of contract law dates back to ancient civilizations and the development of contract law has been heavily influenced by Ancient Greek and Roman thought. There have been further significant developments in contract law during and since the Middle Ages and especially with the development of global trade .

  5. Hawkins v. McGee - Wikipedia

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    Hawkins v. McGee, 84 N.H. 114, 146 A. 641 (N.H. 1929), [1] is a leading case on damages in contracts handed down by the New Hampshire Supreme Court.It has come to be known as the "Hairy Hand" case from the circumstances, because a subsequent decision uses the phrase.

  6. List of landmark court decisions in the United States

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    This case featured the first example of judicial review by the Supreme Court. Ware v. Hylton, 3 U.S. 199 (1796) A section of the Treaty of Paris supersedes an otherwise valid Virginia statute under the Supremacy Clause. This case featured the first example of judicial nullification of a state law. Fletcher v.

  7. 13 Worst Trade Disputes in U.S. History - AOL

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  8. List of treaties - Wikipedia

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    Settles disputes between the United States and the Cherokee over the territories south of the Ohio River; proclaimed and amended in 1792. Treaty of Sistova: Ends the war between Ottoman Turkey and Austria (1787–1791) 1792 Treaty of Jassy: Ends the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). Treaty of Seringapatam: Ends the Third Anglo-Mysore War. 1794

  9. Lucy v. Zehmer - Wikipedia

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    Lucy v. Zehmer, 196 Va. 493; 84 S.E.2d 516 (1954) was a court case in the Supreme Court of Virginia about the enforceability of a contract based on outward appearance of the agreement. It is commonly taught in first-year contract law classes at American law schools.