Kansas City Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Weber Packing Corp.

Kansas City Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Weber Packing Corp., 93 Utah 414 (1937), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of Utah where the court modified a contract to avoid an unconscionable result.[1]

Kansas City Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Weber Packing Corp.
CourtUtah Supreme Court
Full case nameKansas City Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Weber Packing Corporation
DecidedNovember 17, 1937 (1937-11-17)
Citation(s)93 Utah 414; 73 P.2d 1272
Court membership
Judges sittingWilliam H. Folland, Ephraim Hanson, James H. Wolfe, Martin M. Larson, David W. Moffat
Case opinions
Decision byFolland
DissentMoffat

Decision

The court held that a provision limiting time for complaints could not be applied to defects in a shipment of ketchup that could only be discerned through microscopic analysis.[2] This case was cited in the Uniform Commercial Code as an example of the application of the principle of unconscionability.[3]

References

  1. Burton, S.J. & Eisenberg, M.A., eds. Contract Law: Selected Source Materials, 2009 Edition. West Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN: 2009, p. 41
  2. Kansas City Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Weber Packing Corp., 93 Utah 414, 73 P.2d 1272 (1937).
  3. Burton, p. 41
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