Article Date: 07/29/2009

ORAL AGREEMENT TO PAY FOR ACCELERATION RULED UNENFORCEABLE

Phoenix Corporation v. U. W. Marx, Inc.

No. 505980
July 9, 2009

Overview

A New York court has ruled that any oral agreement to accelerate the performance of a subcontract at the prime contractor's expense would be unenforceable if the subcontract required written change orders. Two judges dissented, arguing that partial performance by ... Log in to view the full text.

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