Legal Opinion
Shanghai Weston Trading Co., LTD v. Tedia Company, LLC
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided December 19, 2023No. 1:23-cv-00117Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION SHANGHAI WESTON TRADING CO., LTD., Plaintiff, Case No. 1:23-cv-117 JUDGE DOUGLAS R. COLE v. TEDIA COMPANY, LLC, Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER Contract law deals with enforcing an exchange of promises. However, “a promise merely in form, but in actuality not promising anything, … cannot serve as consideration” for the formation of a contract, and thus cannot provide a legal basis for a breach of contract claim. 3 Williston on Contracts § 7.7 (4th ed. 2023). This case tasks the Court with evaluating whether the parties in…
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