Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Kenneth W. Miller, II v. Eric Flegenheimer

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided December 9, 2016No. 2015-448Published

1Concurrence

Robinson, J.,

¶ 33. concurring. I concur in the result because the “claw-back” is an essential component of the purported deal, and the parameters of the claw-back are sufficiently complex and individualized that a general reference to the broad concept of a claw-back is insufficient to establish a binding contract. Notwithstanding the purported agreement for the sale of the shares, without a meeting of the minds as to the way the claw-back would operate, the parties did not truly have a deal. There is no evidence of any customary trade practices that would reasonably enable a court to fill in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. The Osler Institute, Inc. v. Lois FordeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  2. Murphy v. HOSANNA YOUTH FACILITIES, INC.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2010

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