Arch Wood Protection, Inc. v. Flamedxx, LLC
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
932 F. Supp. 2d 858 (2013)
- Written by John Reeves, JD
Facts
Arch Wood Protection, Inc. (Arch Wood) (plaintiff) entered into a contract with Flamedxx, LLC (defendant). During contract negotiations, Flamedxx made an oral promise that it intended to abide by the threshold-service level that the written contract would specify. The subsequent written contract specified the threshold-service level but did not contain any language declaring either that Flamedxx agreed to abide by the threshold-service level or that required Flamedxx to do so. Flamedxx failed to abide by the threshold-service level, maintaining that it was not required to do so under the terms of the contract. Arch Wood brought suit against Flamedxx for promissory fraud, and Flamedxx moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim, arguing that the contract’s language did not contain any requirement or agreement that Flamedxx abide by the threshold-service level, and that the parol-evidence rule prohibited the consideration of any evidence extrinsic to the contract.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Collier, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 802,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.